Adherent scale mimicing overlapping tiles in pityriasis amantacea
Keywords: Flattened yellow scales, Hair, Scale enveloping hair tufts, Scalp, Underlying inflammation
Pityriasis amiantacea is a condition in which there is excessive scaling of the scalp. Thick silvery or yellowish scales encircle the hair shafts and may bind down tufts of hair.
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