papulosis

papulosis
The occurrence of numerous widespread papules.
- bowenoid p. a clinically benign form of intraepithelial neoplasia that microscopically resembles Bowen disease or carcinoma in situ, occurring in young individuals of both sexes on the genital or perianal skin usually as multiple well-demarcated pigmented warty papules.
- lymphomatoid p. a chronic papular and ulcerative variant of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta characterized by dermal perivascular infiltration by atypical T lymphocytes suggestive of a lymphoma; it is usually benign, but transformation to lymphoma has been reported.
- malignant atrophic p. a cutaneovisceral syndrome characterized by pathognomonic umbilicated porcelain-white papules with elevated telangiectatic annular borders, followed by the development of intestinal ulcers that perforate, causing peritonitis; arterioles in the lesions are occluded by thrombosis without inflammatory cells, leading to infarction, progressive neurological disability, and death. SYN: Degos disease, Degos syndrome.

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pap·u·lo·sis .pap-yə-'lō-səs n the condition of having papular lesions

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pap·u·lo·sis (pap-u-loґsis) the presence of multiple papules.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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