Pityriasis Rosea, Purpura - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

pityriasis rosea purpura

Body Site

total body arm leg

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

red purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

Five weeks ago this healthy 5-year-old girl developed pityriasis rosea with a prominent purpuric component. Note the herald patch on her right wrist. Although she complained of pruritus, she had no excoriations, and she was not noted to scracth while in the office.

Description

widespread symmetric nonblanching red to violaceous papules and annular plaques many with trailing scale on the inner aspect of the border

Image Added

10/30/2004 23:40:43

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