Characteristics of psoriasis and contact dermatitis for differential diagnosis
Characteristics | Psoriasis | Contact dermatitis |
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Sites involved | Knees, elbows, scalps, palm and sole, all body | Sites in contact with irritants or allergens |
Symptoms | Generally none | Burning in irritant form, itching in allergic form |
Signs | Solitary or multiple erythematous plaques with characteristic adherent silvery white scales, Koebner phenomenon | Erythema, edema, papule and vesicles, fissures in irritant form; hyperkeratosis in chronic form |
Histology | ||
Parakeratosis | Moderate or strong, confluent; para-/ortho-keratosis | Mild and in multiple foci |
Acanthosis | Regular | More irregular |
Granular layer | Thinner | Normal |
Capillaries in the upper dermis | Tortuous or dilatate | Horizontal |
Lymphocytic exocytosis in epidermis | No (less likely) | Yes |
Edema of papillary dermis | No (less likely) | Yes |
Spongiosis | More frequent | Less frequent |
Munro microabscesses | Yes | No |
Prevention | Not available | Avoidance of contact with irritants or sensitizing agents |
EC and M Perlato equally contributed to: Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. EN, MC, and OR: Conceptualization, Writing—original draft. L Salvati, EDA, AR, DP, FA, RM, SM, NS, MT, LDB, M Passante, MDP, ADM, LP, LA, RC, IM, IT, MEC, SF, RG, AZ, EB, AB, DB, MN, MB, TDP, FG, CP, KH, FLF, IZ, ST, SG, CF, and L Stingeni: Writing—original draft. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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