Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2013)

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

  • Vineet Relhan,
  • Surabhi Sinha,
  • Vijay K Garg,
  • Nita Khurana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.110855
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 58, no. 3
pp. 242 – 242

Abstract

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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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