Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood

Pityriasis rosea is a common dermatosis named by Gibert in 1860. It is an acute self limiting papulosquamous disease, probably infective in origin affecting healthy adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by distinctive skin eruptions and minimal constitutional symptoms. Drug induced pit...

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Main Authors:	Maitreyee Panda, Nibedita Patro, Monalisa Jena, Mrutunjay Dash, Swati Mishra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-08-01
Series:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:	drug induced pityriasis rosea nimesulide erythematous papules
Online Access:	https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4652/8530_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(AGAK).pdf

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spelling	doaj-75b49b79a2bd4fa38c40faa6bbde4efd2020-11-25T03:39:20ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-08-0188YD01YD0210.7860/JCDR/2014/8530.4652Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in ChildhoodMaitreyee Panda0Nibedita Patro1Monalisa Jena2Mrutunjay Dash3Swati Mishra4Assistant Professor, Department of Skin & VD, IMS & SUM Hospital, S’O’A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Skin & VD, IMS & SUM Hospital, S’O’A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, IMS & SUM Hospital, S’O’A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, IMS & SUM Hospital, S’O’A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, IMS & SUM Hospital, S’O’A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Pityriasis rosea is a common dermatosis named by Gibert in 1860. It is an acute self limiting papulosquamous disease, probably infective in origin affecting healthy adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by distinctive skin eruptions and minimal constitutional symptoms. Drug induced pityriasis rosea tend to occur in older generation and resolution seen only after withdrawal of the offending drug. We report a case of 12-year-old boy with erythematous papules distributed over trunk and proximal arms after nimesulide therapy consistent with a clinical diagnosis of atypical pityriasis rosea. The relation of drug and development of pityriasis rosea is confirmed by dechallenge test of the suspected drug.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4652/8530_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(AGAK).pdfdrug induced pityriasis roseanimesulideerythematous papules
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spellingShingle	Maitreyee Panda Nibedita Patro Monalisa Jena Mrutunjay Dash Swati Mishra Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research drug induced pityriasis rosea nimesulide erythematous papules
author_facet	Maitreyee Panda Nibedita Patro Monalisa Jena Mrutunjay Dash Swati Mishra
author_sort	Maitreyee Panda
title	Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
title_short	Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
title_full	Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
title_fullStr	Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
title_full_unstemmed	Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood
title_sort	pityriasis rosea like drug rash – a need to identify the disease in childhood
publisher	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn	2249-782X 0973-709X
publishDate	2014-08-01
description	Pityriasis rosea is a common dermatosis named by Gibert in 1860. It is an acute self limiting papulosquamous disease, probably infective in origin affecting healthy adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by distinctive skin eruptions and minimal constitutional symptoms. Drug induced pityriasis rosea tend to occur in older generation and resolution seen only after withdrawal of the offending drug. We report a case of 12-year-old boy with erythematous papules distributed over trunk and proximal arms after nimesulide therapy consistent with a clinical diagnosis of atypical pityriasis rosea. The relation of drug and development of pityriasis rosea is confirmed by dechallenge test of the suspected drug.
topic	drug induced pityriasis rosea nimesulide erythematous papules
url	https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4652/8530_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(AGAK).pdf
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Pityriasis Rosea Like Drug Rash – A Need to Identify the Disease in Childhood

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