trichodysplasia

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English

Etymology

From tricho- +‎ dysplasia.

Noun

trichodysplasia (usually uncountable, plural trichodysplasias)

  1. (pathology) A disease, sometimes found in organ transplant recipients, characterised by reddened papules, especially on the face
    • 2016 March 4, “Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract as Potential Route of Primary Polyomavirus Infection in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Clinical syndromes attributed to these viruses include post-transplant nephropathy, hemorrhagic cystitis, progressive multifocal encephalopathy, trichodysplasia spinosum, WHIM syndrome, pruritic skin rash, and gastro-esophageal disease.