II. Associated Conditions
III. Epidemiology
- Found in children and young adults
IV. Symptoms
- Mild Pruritus may occur
- Triggers
- Significant unprotected Sun Exposure
V. Signs
- Characteristics
- Hypopigmented irregular patches
- More noticeable in skin types 3-6
- Distribution
- Face, head and neck
- Forearm
VI. Management
- Self limited and does not require treatment
- Sunscreen should be used
- Symptomatic management
- Topical Corticosteroids (e.g. Hydrocortisone 0.5 to 2.5%)
- Topical Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment twice daily
VII. Prevention
VIII. References
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD10 | L30.5 |
| SnomedCT | 48596006, 402296004, 200994002 |
| English | Pityriasis alba, Scurf, pityriasis alba (diagnosis), pityriasis alba, alba pityriasis, pityriasis simplex, Pityriasis streptogenes, Pityriasis alba (disorder), Pityriasis streptogenes (disorder), pityriasis; alba, pityriasis; simplex, alba; pityriasis, simplex; pityriasis, Pityriasis, alba, Pityriasis, streptogenes |
| Italian | Pitiriasi alba, Forfora |
| Dutch | roos, alba; pityriasis, pityriasis; alba, pityriasis; simplex, simplex; pityriasis, Pityriasis alba, pityriasis alba |
| French | Pellicules, Pityriasis alba |
| German | Grind, Pityriasis alba faciei, Pityriasis alba |
| Portuguese | Caspa, Pitiríase alba |
| Spanish | Caspa, pitiriasis estreptocócica, pitiriasis alba (trastorno), pitiriasis alba, pitiriasis estreptogenes (trastorno), pitiriasis estreptogenes, Pitiríasis alba |
| Japanese | ふけ, 白色粃糠疹, ﾌｹ, ﾊｸｼｮｸﾋｺｳｼﾝ |
| Czech | Pityriasis alba, Lupy |
| Korean | 백색 잔비늘증(비강진) |
| Hungarian | Pityriasis alba, Korpa |
