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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities
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Renata Brandao Villa Verde, Lilian Viana Barbosa, Maria Claudia De Almeida Issa1
1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brasil.
Dermatology Online Journal
|October 6, 2015
Summary
Pityriasis rotunda is a rare skin condition causing distinct, circular, scaly patches. This case presents an atypical presentation in a patient without systemic disease, highlighting diagnostic challenges.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Ichthyosis
- Keratinization Disorders
Background:
- Pityriasis rotunda is a disorder of keratinization.
- It presents as persistent, large, sharply defined circular patches of ichthyosiform scaling without inflammation.
- Patients are typically classified into two groups based on ethnicity, lesion characteristics, family history, and systemic disease associations.

