Pityriasis rosea with erythema multiforme - like lesions: An observational analysis

• Main Authors: Vineet Relhan, Surabhi Sinha, Vijay K Garg, Nita Khurana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: Erythema multiforme; papulosquamous eruption; pityriasis rosea
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=242;epage=242;aulast=Relhan
• ISSN: 0019-5154; 1998-3611

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an acute or subacute inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythematous papulosquamous eruptions localized on the trunk and arms. The eruptions are self-limiting and usually disappear gradually in 2-10 weeks, without any treatment. Typical PR is much easier to diagnose than the rare atypical forms. There is a passing mention of PR with erythema multiforme-like lesions in the literature, but no extensive case series have been published till date. We present a series of five patients for whom we believe atypical PR is the likely diagnosis.