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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

pityriasis rosea

Body Site

back

Age

14 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A widespread red scaly truncal eruption appeared 1 week after a plaque on the thigh was misdiagnosed as tinea corporis. The lesions were minimally itchy, she was otherwise healthy.

Description

symmetric truncal round to oval 0.5-2.5 cm red plaques with central scale

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions

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6/10/2001 19:37:41

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