| porrigo favosa | 1. <dermatology> A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement. Synonym: favas and sectila. Origin: L, honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tinea favosa | A disease of the scalp that may affect the glabrous skin and the nails and is recognised by the concave sulfur-yellow crusts that form around loose, wiry hairs. Atrophy ensues, leaving a smooth, glossy, thin, paper-white patch. This type of disease is rare in the united states and more frequently seen in the middle east, africa, southeastern europe, and other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. (arnold, odom, and james, andrew's diseases of the skin, 8th ed, p319) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| porrigo | An obsolete term for any disease of the scalp; e.g., ringworm, favus, eczema. Origin: L. Scurf, dandruff (05 Mar 2000) |
| porrigo decalvans | An obsolete term for alopecia areata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porrigo furfurans | Tinea capitis or tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans; characterised by small plaques and fewer broken off hairs than in tinea capitis caused by other species. Synonym: porrigo furfurans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porrigo larvalis | Eczema of the scalp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porrigo lupinosa | 1. <dermatology> A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement. Synonym: favas and sectila. Origin: L, honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| porrigo scutulata | 1. <dermatology> A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement. Synonym: favas and sectila. Origin: L, honeycomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |