| melanosis | A disorder caused by a disturbance in melanin pigmentation, melanism. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| melanosis circumscripta precancerosa | An obsolete term for lentigo maligna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melanosis coli | Melanosis of the large intestinal mucosa due to accumulation of pigment of uncertain composition within macrophages in the lamina propria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melanosis corii degenerativa | A congenital abnormality in which pigment is deposited in whorls and streaks; vesicles occasionally occur, and it may be associated with cardiac or neurologic disorders. Compare: incontinentia pigmenti, incontinentia pigmenti achromians. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Riehl's melanosis | A brown pigmentary condition of the exposed portions of the skin of the neck and face with melanin pigment in dermal macrophages, thought to result from photodermatitis due to materials, such as cosmetic ingredients, or oils encountered in various occupations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precancerous melanosis of Dubreuilh | An obsolete term for lentigo maligna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurocutaneous melanosis | Cutaneous giant pigmented nevi associated with melanosis of the leptomeninges; malignant melanomas may develop in the skin or meninges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oculodermal melanosis | Pigmentation of the conjunctiva and skin around the eye, usually unilateral; seen especially in women of Oriental races. Synonym: Ota's nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| generalised pustular psoriasis of Zambusch | An extensive exacerbation of psoriasis, with pustule formation in the normal and psoriatic skin, fever, and granulocytosis; sometimes precipitated by oral steroids. Synonym: generalised pustular psoriasis of Zambusch. A local pustular eruption of the palms and soles, occurring most commonly in a patient with psoriasis; difficult to distinguish from acrodermatitis continua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious pustular dermatitis | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious pustular stomatitis virus | The poxvirus causing horsepox. Synonym: contagious pustular stomatitis virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pustular | <dermatology> Pertaining to or of the nature of a pustule, consisting of pustules (= a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis). (18 Nov 1997) |
| pustular blepharitis | blepharitis follicularis |
| pustular miliaria | An eruption of pustules that occurs usually in very hot weather and mostly on the flexor aspects of the limbs, the groins, and the axillae; the lesions are situated at the orifices of sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pustular psoriasis | An extensive exacerbation of psoriasis, with pustule formation in the normal and psoriatic skin, fever, and granulocytosis; sometimes precipitated by oral steroids. Synonym: generalised pustular psoriasis of Zambusch. A local pustular eruption of the palms and soles, occurring most commonly in a patient with psoriasis; difficult to distinguish from acrodermatitis continua. (05 Mar 2000) |