Diagnosaurus
Scaly lesions
DDx
- Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Tinea, eg, tinea corporis, cruris, or pedis
- Contact dermatitis
- Stasis dermatitis (due to venous insufficiency)
- Xerosis (dry skin)
- Lichen simplex chronicus (circumscribed neurodermatitis)
- Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor)
- Nummular eczema (discoid eczema, nummular dermatitis)
- Intertrigo
- Secondary syphilis
- Pityriasis rosea
- Chronic cutaneous lupus (discoid lupus)
- Exfoliative dermatitis (exfoliative erythroderma)
- Actinic keratoses
- Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides)
- Bowen’s disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ)
- Paget’s disease
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris
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Last updated: March 5, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Scaly Lesions." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114166/all/Scaly_lesions.
Zeiger RFR. Scaly lesions. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114166/all/Scaly_lesions. Accessed July 25, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Scaly lesions. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114166/all/Scaly_lesions
Zeiger RFR. Scaly Lesions [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 July 25]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114166/all/Scaly_lesions.
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