Follicular pityriasis rosea. A case report and a new classification of clinical variants of the disease.

[摘要] Background Atypical forms of pityriasis rosea are often noticed in Indian children.Main observations We describe a 9-year-old male child with predominant follicular eruptions on trunk consistent with a clinical diagnosis of pityriasis rosea.Conclusion Follicular pityriasis rosea is an extremely rare presentation of the disease. We propose a new classification of clinical variants of pityriasis rosea.

[学科分类] 皮肤病学

[关键词] atypical;child;follicular;herald plaque;pityriasis rosea