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Small plaque parapsoriasis

MedGen UID:
75515
•Concept ID:
C0263370
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chronic superficial dermatitis; Chronic superficial scaly dermatitis; Digitate dermatosis; Persistent superficial scaly dermatitis; Small Plaque Parapsoriasis
SNOMED CT: Small plaque parapsoriasis (23854007); Persistent superficial scaly dermatitis (23854007); Chronic superficial scaly dermatitis (23854007); Digitate dermatosis (23854007); Chronic superficial dermatitis (23854007)

Definition

A variant of parapsoriasis in which the plaques are small. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSmall plaque parapsoriasis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of small plaque parapsoriasis with narrow-band (311 nm) ultraviolet B: a retrospective study.
Herzinger T, Degitz K, Plewig G, Röcken M
Clin Exp Dermatol 2005 Jul;30(4):379-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01752.x. PMID: 15953075

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Biopsying parapsoriasis: quo vadis? Are morphological stains enough or are ancillary tests needed?
Baderca F, Chiticariu E, Baudis M, Solovan C
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2014;55(3 Suppl):1085-92. PMID: 25607389
Hypopigmented parapsoriasis en plaque, a new, overlooked member of the parapsoriasis family: a report of 34 patients and a 7-year experience.
El-Darouti MA, Fawzy MM, Hegazy RA, Abdel Hay RM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Dec;67(6):1182-8. Epub 2012 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.030. PMID: 22459359
Immunohistochemical analysis of small plaque parapsoriasis: involvement of dendritic cells.
Zeybek ND, Asan E, Erbil AH, Dagdeviren A
Acta Histochem 2008;110(5):380-7. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.12.003. PMID: 18258285
Differentiation and clonality of lesional lymphocytes in small plaque parapsoriasis.
Haeffner AC, Smoller BR, Zepter K, Wood GS
Arch Dermatol 1995 Mar;131(3):321-4. PMID: 7887662
Comparative clinicopathological study on pityriasis lichenoides chronica and small plaque parapsoriasis.
Benmamán O, Sánchez JL
Am J Dermatopathol 1988 Jun;10(3):189-96. doi: 10.1097/00000372-198806000-00002. PMID: 3232749

Diagnosis

Skin Microbiome in Small- and Large-plaque Parapsoriasis.
Salava A, Pereira P, Aho V, Väkevä L, Paulin L, Auvinen P, Ranki A, Lauerma A
Acta Derm Venereol 2017 Jun 9;97(6):685-691. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2631. PMID: 28175925
Hypopigmented parapsoriasis en plaque, a new, overlooked member of the parapsoriasis family: a report of 34 patients and a 7-year experience.
El-Darouti MA, Fawzy MM, Hegazy RA, Abdel Hay RM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Dec;67(6):1182-8. Epub 2012 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.030. PMID: 22459359
The role of immunohistochemical analysis in the diagnosis of parapsoriasis.
Bordignon M, Belloni-Fortina A, Pigozzi B, Saponeri A, Alaibac M
Acta Histochem 2011 Feb;113(2):92-5. Epub 2010 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2009.12.006. PMID: 20083298
Immunohistochemical analysis of small plaque parapsoriasis: involvement of dendritic cells.
Zeybek ND, Asan E, Erbil AH, Dagdeviren A
Acta Histochem 2008;110(5):380-7. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.12.003. PMID: 18258285
Guttate parapsoriasis/digitate dermatosis (small plaque parapsoriasis) is mycosis fungoides.
King-Ismael D, Ackerman AB
Am J Dermatopathol 1992 Dec;14(6):518-30; discussion 531-5. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199212000-00005. PMID: 1345135

Therapy

Narrowband UVB as an effective substitute for psoralen plus UVA: lessons from a psoralen shortage.
Drucker AM, Baibergenova A, Rosen CF, Shear NH
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2012 Oct;28(5):267-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2012.00683.x. PMID: 22971194
Treatment of small plaque parapsoriasis with narrow-band (311 nm) ultraviolet B: a retrospective study.
Herzinger T, Degitz K, Plewig G, Röcken M
Clin Exp Dermatol 2005 Jul;30(4):379-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01752.x. PMID: 15953075
Chronic dermatitis simulating small-plaque parapsoriasis due to cyanoacrylate adhesive used on fingernails.
Shelley ED, Shelley WB
JAMA 1984 Nov 2;252(17):2455-6. PMID: 6481935

Prognosis

Hypopigmented parapsoriasis en plaque, a new, overlooked member of the parapsoriasis family: a report of 34 patients and a 7-year experience.
El-Darouti MA, Fawzy MM, Hegazy RA, Abdel Hay RM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Dec;67(6):1182-8. Epub 2012 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.030. PMID: 22459359
A patient with clinicopathologic features of small plaque parapsoriasis presenting later with plaque-stage mycosis fungoides: report of a case and comparative retrospective study of 27 cases of "nonprogressive" small plaque parapsoriasis.
Belousova IE, Vanecek T, Samtsov AV, Michal M, Kazakov DV
J Am Acad Dermatol 2008 Sep;59(3):474-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.05.028. PMID: 18694680
A retrospective study of the probability of the evolution of parapsoriasis en plaques into mycosis fungoides.
Väkevä L, Sarna S, Vaalasti A, Pukkala E, Kariniemi AL, Ranki A
Acta Derm Venereol 2005;85(4):318-23. doi: 10.1080/00015550510030087. PMID: 16191852
Narrowband (311-nm) UV-B therapy for small plaque parapsoriasis and early-stage mycosis fungoides.
Hofer A, Cerroni L, Kerl H, Wolf P
Arch Dermatol 1999 Nov;135(11):1377-80. doi: 10.1001/archderm.135.11.1377. PMID: 10566837
Differentiation and clonality of lesional lymphocytes in small plaque parapsoriasis.
Haeffner AC, Smoller BR, Zepter K, Wood GS
Arch Dermatol 1995 Mar;131(3):321-4. PMID: 7887662

Clinical prediction guides

Skin Microbiome in Small- and Large-plaque Parapsoriasis.
Salava A, Pereira P, Aho V, Väkevä L, Paulin L, Auvinen P, Ranki A, Lauerma A
Acta Derm Venereol 2017 Jun 9;97(6):685-691. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2631. PMID: 28175925
A patient with clinicopathologic features of small plaque parapsoriasis presenting later with plaque-stage mycosis fungoides: report of a case and comparative retrospective study of 27 cases of "nonprogressive" small plaque parapsoriasis.
Belousova IE, Vanecek T, Samtsov AV, Michal M, Kazakov DV
J Am Acad Dermatol 2008 Sep;59(3):474-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.05.028. PMID: 18694680
Narrowband UVB phototherapy for small plaque parapsoriasis.
Aydogan K, Karadogan SK, Tunali S, Adim SB, Ozcelik T
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2006 May;20(5):573-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01567.x. PMID: 16684286
Narrowband (311-nm) UV-B therapy for small plaque parapsoriasis and early-stage mycosis fungoides.
Hofer A, Cerroni L, Kerl H, Wolf P
Arch Dermatol 1999 Nov;135(11):1377-80. doi: 10.1001/archderm.135.11.1377. PMID: 10566837
Differentiation and clonality of lesional lymphocytes in small plaque parapsoriasis.
Haeffner AC, Smoller BR, Zepter K, Wood GS
Arch Dermatol 1995 Mar;131(3):321-4. PMID: 7887662

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