psoriasiform

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(sə-rī'ə-sə-fôrm')
adj.

Resembling psoriasis.

A dermatosis resembling psoriasis.

  • p. exfoliative dermatosis — an idiopathic disease of cats and dogs characterized by asymptomatic, large, erythematous, irregular, scaly plaques symmetrically disposed over the forelimbs and trunk. A similar disease is also recorded in goats but the lesions are on the face under the belly and on the perineum.
  • p.-lichenoid dermatosis — multiple lichenoid, hyperkeratotic papules and plaques begin to appear in young adult English springer spaniel dogs, first on the pinnae, ear canal and inguinal skin and later other areas.

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