Pityriasis Rosea - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

pityriasis rosea

Body Site

hand foot palm

Age

11 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

reticulated confluent

Color

red purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

An 11 year old boy developed a few scaly papules on his hips that blossomed over 7 days into a widespread symmetric papulosquamous eruption with the most dense papules in the groin and underwear area. Lesions spread to his distal extremities and the underside of his chin and neck.

Description

symmetric multiple red to purple round to oval 0.3-1.5 cm papules, the larger of which demonstrate a central trailing collarette of scale

Image Added

11/18/2002 22:55:46

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