(dĕr‵mă-tō'sĭs , -tō'sēz‵)

Plural: dermatoses

[dermato- + -osis]

Any skin disease, esp. any noninflammatory skin disease.

SEE: dermatitis.

ashy d.Erythema dyschromicum perstans.

linear IgA bullous d.A blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by the presence of IgA antibodies in the mucous membranes, serum, and skin. It typically arises after exposure to specific medications, such as amiodarone, captopril, phenytoin, or vancomycin.

neutrophilic d.Any of several skin disorders characterized by abnormal collections of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) in the skin. Examples of such disorders are Sweet syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum.

d. papulosa nigra An eruption consisting of many tiny tumors, or milia, on facial skin. It is more common in blacks than in other ethnic groups.

progressive pigmentary d.A slowly progressive eruption of reddish papules, principally on the legs.