psoriasiform dermatitis; psoriaform dermatitis

Microscopic pathology

• epidermal hyperplasia with regular elongation of rete ridges
• dermal inflammation

Differential diagnosis

• psoriasis
• AIDS associated psoriasiform dermatitis
• pustular psoriasis
• Reiter's syndrome
• pityriasis rubra pilaris
• parapsoriasis
• lichen simplex chronicus
• subacute and chronic spongiotic dermatitides
• erythroderma
• mycosis fungoides
• chronic candidosis and dermatophytoses
• inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus
• Norwegian scabies
• Bowen's disease (psoriasiform variant)
• clear cell acanthoma
• lamellar ichthyosis
• pityriasis rosea
• pellagra
• acrodermatitis enteropathica
• glucagonoma syndrome
• secondary syphillis

More general terms

• dermatitis

More specific terms

• psoriasis