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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *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>. | ||
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*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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