Pityriasis amiantacea: a study of seven cases
Gustavo Moreira Amorim1, Nurimar Conceição Fernandes1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
Abstract:
Pityriasis amiantacea was first described in 1832. The disease may be secondary to any skin condition that primarily affects the scalp, including seborrheic dermatitis. Its pathogenesis remains uncertain. We aim to analyze the epidemiological and clinical profiles of patients with pityriasis amiantacea to better understand treatment responses. We identified seven cases of pityriasis amiantacea and a female predominance in a sample of 63 pediatric patients with seborrheic dermatitis followed for an average of 20.4 months. We reported a mean age of 5.9 years. Five patients were female, with a mean age of 9 years. All patients were successfully treated with topic ketoconazole.
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