Pityriasis Rosea, Viral Infections, Exanthem - DermAtlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

pityriasis rosea viral infections, exanthem

Body Site

abdomen chest

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This adolescent boy developed the typical eruption pityriasis rosea on his trunk and proximal extremities. Note the fine collarette of trailing scale on the inner aspect of the border of many of the lesions.

Description

round to oval red plaques with a trailing collarette of scale on the inner aspect of the border

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3/10/2002 11:25:06

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