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Pityriasis simplex facieiL30.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Dartre volante; flying lichen; pityriasis alba faciei; pityriasis sicca faciei; tetter fly

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Pityriasis simplex in the area of the face.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

Often atopic diathesis. Congenital dry skin. Frequent washing of the mouth and cheeks.

ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.

Occurs mainly in infants and toddlers, often in atopic eczema. Also occurring in men who use alcoholic facial tonics.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

About coin-sized, mostly discrete, bran-like scaling foci, which often become clinically manifest only after tanning due to lack of pigmentation (= pityriasis simplex faciei).

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Blande local therapy with W/O emulsions (e.g. Linola cream, Eucerinum W/O).

Remember! No glucocorticoids for pityriasis simplex faciei!

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer