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pityriasis alba
Etiology: mild dermatitis
Clinical manifestations:
1) patchy hypopigmentation of the skin
2) slight scaling
3) fuzzy margins
4) off-white color
Differential diagnosis:
1) vitiligo (sharply-defined macules)
2) chemical leukoderma (history of chemical exposure)
General
pityriasis
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common
& Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY,
1997, pg 290