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Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child

Unusual clinical features are known in pityriasis rosea (PR). We report a case of a child who presented with onset of PR in scalp, clinically mimicking pityriasis amiantacea. Careful clinical observations and follow-up led us to appropriate diagnosis.

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Autor principal: Zawar, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21712901
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.77524
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spelling pubmed-31079562011-06-27 Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child Zawar, Vijay Int J Trichology Case Report Unusual clinical features are known in pityriasis rosea (PR). We report a case of a child who presented with onset of PR in scalp, clinically mimicking pityriasis amiantacea. Careful clinical observations and follow-up led us to appropriate diagnosis. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3107956/ /pubmed/21712901 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.77524 Text en © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title_full Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title_fullStr Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title_full_unstemmed Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title_short Pityriasis Amiantacea-Like Eruptions in Scalp: A Novel Manifestation of Pityriasis Rosea in a Child
title_sort pityriasis amiantacea-like eruptions in scalp: a novel manifestation of pityriasis rosea in a child
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21712901
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.77524
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