Difference between revisions of "Non-malignant skin disease"

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===General===
===General===
*Variant of ''spongiotic dermatitis''.<ref name=Ref_DCHH296>{{Ref DCHH|296}}</ref>
*May be considered a variant of ''spongiotic dermatitis''.<ref name=Ref_DCHH296>{{Ref DCHH|296}}</ref>; more specifically, some think it is an ''atopic dermatitis'' (which fits in the large ''spongiotic dermatitis'' category).<ref name=Ref_Derm26>{{Ref Derm|26}}</ref>


Etiology:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1123423-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1123423-overview]. Accessed on: 20 August 2010.</ref>
Etiology:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1123423-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1123423-overview]. Accessed on: 20 August 2010.</ref>
*Pruritus (itchness) -> mechanical trauma -> lichenification (thickened/leathery<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10131 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10131]. Accessed on: 20 August 2010.</ref>.
*Pruritus (itchness) -> mechanical trauma -> lichenification (thickened/leathery<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10131 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10131]. Accessed on: 20 August 2010.</ref>.
Note:
*Similar to ''prurigo nodularis'' (PN).
**PN is nodular/has dome-shaped lesions.<ref name=Ref_Derm26>{{Ref Derm|26}}</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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