Pityriasis rosea with erythema multiforme - like lesions: An observational analysis | Zendy

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Pityriasis rosea with erythema multiforme - like lesions: An observational analysis

Author(s) -

Vineet Relhan,

Surabhi Sinha,

VijayK Garg,

Nita Khurana

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.110855

Subject(s) - pityriasis rosea , medicine , erythema multiforme , dermatology , trunk , limiting , erythema , disease , pathology , mechanical engineering , ecology , engineering , biology

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an acute or subacute inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythematous papulosquamous eruptions localized on the trunk and arms. The eruptions are self-limiting and usually disappear gradually in 2-10 weeks, without any treatment. Typical PR is much easier to diagnose than the rare atypical forms. There is a passing mention of PR with erythema multiforme-like lesions in the literature, but no extensive case series have been published till date. We present a series of five patients for whom we believe atypical PR is the likely diagnosis

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