Open AccessPityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
Author(s) -
Maitreyee Panda,
Nibedita Patro,
Monalisa Jena,
Madhusmita Dash,
Sonali Mishra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8530.4652
Subject(s) - pityriasis rosea , dermatology , medicine , pityriasis , rash , trunk , drug , nimesulide , disease , pathology , psychiatry , ecology , biology
Pityriasis rosea is a common dermatosis named by Gibert in 1860. It is an acute self limiting papulosquamous disease, probably infective in origin affecting healthy adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by distinctive skin eruptions and minimal constitutional symptoms. Drug induced pityriasis rosea tend to occur in older generation and resolution seen only after withdrawal of the offending drug. We report a case of 12-year-old boy with erythematous papules distributed over trunk and proximal arms after nimesulide therapy consistent with a clinical diagnosis of atypical pityriasis rosea. The relation of drug and development of pityriasis rosea is confirmed by dechallenge test of the suspected drug.