“pityriasis lichenoides”

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pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

noun

: a disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the sudden appearance of polymorphous lesions (as papules, purpuric vesicles, crusts, or ulcerations) resembling chickenpox but tending to persist from a month to as long as years, occurs especially between the ages of 30 and 50, and is more common in men

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