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Localised pityriasis rosea‐like eruption during radiotherapy. Report of 2 cases
Author(s) -
Moloney Gary R,
Goh Michelle SY,
Mitchell Catherine,
McCormack Chris J
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12244
Subject(s) - pityriasis rosea , medicine , trunk , dermatology , asymptomatic , radiation therapy , pityriasis , pathology , radiology , ecology , biology
Pityriasis rosea is a common skin condition that presents acutely with asymptomatic, scaly and oval plaques, usually in a well‐recognised distribution over the trunk. Two men developed ovoid, scaly and annular lesions limited to the radiotherapy field during treatment for pelvic malignancies and without a preceding herald patch. Other causes of the eruption were excluded on clinical and pathological grounds and the histopathological features were consistent with a pityriasis rosea‐like eruption. In both cases the lesions resolved spontaneously by 8 weeks. These are the first reported cases of a localised pityriasis rosea‐like eruption arising during radiotherapy.