Open AccessPityriasis rosea with erythema multiforme - like lesions: An observational analysis
Author(s) -
Vineet Relhan,
Surabhi Sinha,
Vijay Kumar Garg,
Nita Khurana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/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 , erythema , limiting , 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