Close up of scales adherent to hairs in piyriasis amiantacea
Keywords: Background erythema, Hair, Overlapping tile-like scales, Scale enveloping numerous hair tufts, Scalp, Secondary to psoriasis, Silvery-white scale, Thick silvery flattened scales
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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