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Papulosquamous diseases are a group of disorders whose etiology is not known. They are characterized by scaly papules and plaques. The resemblance of these diseases to similar disorders makes it difficult to identify, thereby leading to misdiagnosis.
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Donkor, C.M.Y.A., Aryee-Boi, J., Osazuwa, I.R., Afflu, F.K., Alexis, A.F. (2021). Papulosquamous Disorders. In: Atlas of Dermatological Conditions in Populations of African Ancestry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72617-1_10
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