Drug Reaction, Drug Reaction, Pityriasis Rosea-like - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

drug reaction drug reaction, pityriasis rosea-like

Body Site

total body back

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated pityriasis rosea-like

Comments

This adolescent boy with Crohn disease developed a diffuse pityrias rosea-like eruption after 3 months of treatment of his inflammatory bowel disease with infliximab. During subsequent infusions he developed an acute exacerbation of the reaction within hours. The eruption improved over the following 2 months before the subsequent infusion resulted in a recurrence of the skin lesions. The eruption cleared when the infliximab was discontinued.

Description

generalized discrete and confluent round to oval 1-3 cm red annular papules and plaques

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12/28/2005 18:55:27

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