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Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica 2023; 21 (4)

Pityriasis alba: a review

Cortés-López PN, Miranda-Martínez JA, Guzmán-Montijo E, Morales-González VA, Juárez-Durán ER, Arenas R

Language: Spanish
References: 30
Page: 339-343
PDF size: 163.16 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Pityriasis alba is a frequent skin disorder, mainly observed between three to 16 years of age, 90% of the cases occur in children under 12 years of age. The etiology has not been fully clarified, nevertheless a wide variety of risk factors have been attributed to it, such as: prolonged sun exposure, frequent body baths, dark skin phototype and atopic dermatitis. The objective of this review is to provide updated information of a common and understudied skin disease that affects mainly dark skin types.


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