Disease or Syndrome
psoriasiform dermatitis
Definitions related to psoriasiform dermatitis:
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A chronic, sporadic, acquired pruritic non-infectious skin condition characterized by one or more well defined inflamed (pink or red) patches or plaques of varying size.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A skin abnormality characterized by redness and irritation, with thick, red skin that displays flaky, silver-white patches (scales).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Any one of a number of inflammatory skin conditions that resemble psoriasis because of their papular and scaly appearance.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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