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trunk lesions, skin
Etiology:
1) macules
a) erythematous
- drug eruption
- pityriasis rosea
- seborrheic dermatitis
- secondary syphilis
- Tinea corporis
b) pigmented
- Albright's syndrome
- cafe-au-lait (neurofibromatosis)
- Tinea corporis
- urticaria pigmentosa
- fixed drug eruption
c) depigmented
- leprosy
- Tinea versicolor
- Tuberous sclerosis
- vitiligo
- pityriasis alba
2) papules or plaques
a) skin-colored
- dermal nevus
- molluscum contagiosum
- neurofibromatosis
b) erythematous
- acne
- chronic eczematous dermatitis
- dermatophytosis
- dermatitis herpetiformis
- erythema migrans
- infectious exanthems
- lichen planus
- mycosis fungoides
- papular urticaria
- papulosquamous drug eruption
- pityriasis rosea
- psoriasis
- secondary syphilis
- urticaria pigmentosa
c) pigmented
- Becker's nevus
- fixed drug eruption
- melanocytic nevus
- melanoma
- pigmented basal cell carcinoma
- seborrheic keratosis
- urticaria pigmentosa
3) nodules
a) skin-colored
- metastatic cancer
- neurofibromatosis
b) erythematous
- cystic acne
- metastatic cancer
- dermal melanocytic nevus
- gumma
- leprosy
- mycosis fungoides
- sarcoidosis
c) pigmented
a) Kaposi's sarcoma
b) melanocytic nevi
c) melanoma
d) seborrheic keratosis
4) wheals
- drug eruptions
- insect bites
- urticaria
- urticarial vasculitis
5) scales
- mycosis fungoides
- papulosquamous drug eruption
- parapsoriasis en plaques
- pityriasis rosea
- psoriasis
- seborrheic dermatitis
- secondary syphilis
- subacute eczematous dermatitis
- Tinea corporis
- Tinea versicolor
6) vesicles or bullae
- acute eczematous dermatitis
- bullous pemphigoid
- dermatitis herpetiformis
- drug eruption
- Herpes zoster
- pemphigus vulgaris
- scabies
- Tinea corporis
- varicella
7) pustules
- acne
- acne conglobata
- drug eruption
- folliculitis
- impetigo contagiosa
- psoriasis pustulosa (von Zumbusch)
- scabies
- Tinea corporis
Related
torso
Specific
skin cancer, trunk
General
differential diagnosis of skin lesions by body region
References
Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common
& Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY,
1997, pg 994-1001