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Pityriasis alba

Known as: alba pityriasis, pityriasis simplex, Pityriasis, alba 
National Institutes of Health

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Dermatitis, AtopicScurfiness of scalpSeborrheic dermatitis of scalp

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Review
2019
Review
2019
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the regional and age-related differences in atopic dermatitis clinical characteristics.
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Tissue immunostaining for factor XIIIa in dermal dendrocytes of pityriasis alba skin lesions*
BACKGROUND Pityriasis alba affects 1% of the world population and about 9.9% of the children in Brazil. However, its etiology… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Clinical differences between atopic and atopiform dermatitis.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Epidemiology of childhood psoriasis: a study of 419 patients from northern India
Background  We undertook this study in order to determine the pattern and prevalence of childhood psoriasis in northern India and… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Prevalence of skin diseases in rural areas of Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt
Background  Few epidemiological surveys have been carried out to determine the prevalence of skin diseases in the population of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pityriasis alba: a study of pathogenic factors
Background The aetiology of pityriasis alba (PA), a common dermatosis in childhood, is still controversial. The objective of this… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Skin diseases in Bamako (Mali)
Background Skin diseases have only recently been considered as a possible public health problem in developing countries. Data… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Lichen striatus: a Blaschko linear acquired inflammatory skin eruption.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Extensive pityriasis alba: A histological histochemical and ultrastructural study
Nine patients with extensive pityriasis alba were studied using histopathological and histochemical techniques and electron… 
Review
1961
Review
1961
Pityriasis alba: a form of atopic dermatitis. A preliminary report.
Pityriasis alba was first described by Fox in 1923, 1924, and 1925. 1-3 He was unable to account for its pathogenesis, and it… 
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