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. 2014 Nov;5(Suppl 1):S63-4.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.144550.

Pityriasis amiantacea

Lalit Kumar Gupta  1 , Ashok Kumar Khare  1 , Vaishali Masatkar  1 , Asit Mittal  1
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Pityriasis amiantacea

Lalit Kumar Gupta et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2014 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Focal masses of thick, adherent, asbestos like yellow brown scales over fronto-parietal and vertex region of scalp
Figure 2
Figure 2
Psoriasis of scalp in the background with non-cicatricial alopecia affecting parietal region
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathology showing epidermal hyperplasia, focal parakeratosis, diminished granular layer and moderately dense perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate in upper dermis (H and E, ×40)
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