epidermal scale

Introduction

In dermatology: A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish scale, cast off from the skin.

Etiology

• eczema/dermatatitis
• nummular dermatitis
• cutaneous fungal infection
  • dermatophytosis
    • Tinea versicolor
• scabies
• ichthyosis
• psoriasis
• pellagra
• discoid lupus erythematosus
• Bowen's disease
• lichen planus
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris
• peripheral vascular disease
• varicose veins
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Hodgkin's disease
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

More general terms

• abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)