Letter: Vesicular pityriasis rosea

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

“…[16] It may be severely pruritic, is most commonly seen in children and young people, and can be generalized in distribution, affecting the head, palms, and soles. It needs to be differentiated from varicella and dyshidrosis.…”

Unique clinical presentations of pityriasis rosea: aphthous ulcers, vesicles and inverse distribution of lesions

“…Vesicles in PR more frequently present in children and infants [31,35] Dermatology Online Journal || Case Presentation Garcia et al encountered two cases of young men with vesicular eruptions under 9mm involving their feet and ankles followed by a progression to PR [42]. Whereas Garcia notes that this was not a typical case of vesicular PR with lesions appearing on the trunk, both the vesicles and papulosquamous lesions resolved together [42]. Spiller et al reported a 30-year-old woman with a herald patch of ten days and vesicles on bilateral palms [43].…”

Pityriasis rosea: An update on etiopathogenesis and management of difficult aspects

“…It may be severely pruritic, is most commonly seen in children and young people, and may affect the head, palms, and soles. It needs to be differentiated from varicella and dyshidrosis[ 17 ] Purpuric (hemorrhagic) PR presents as macular purpura on skin and sometimes over the oral mucosa[ 18 ] Urticarial PR (PR urticata) presents with lesions similar to urticarial wheals often accompanied by intense pruritus[ 19 ] Generalized papular PR is a rare form of the disorder that is more common in young children, pregnant women, and Afro-Caribbeans. It presents as multiple small 1–2 mm papules which may occur along with classic patches and plaques[ 20 ] Lichenoid lesions can be observed in the course of atypical PR but is more commonly caused by drugs such as gold, captopril, barbiturates, D-penicillamine, and clonidine[ 21 ] Erythema multiforme (EM)-like PR: They present with targetoid lesions along with the classical lesions of PR.…”

“…It may be severely pruritic, is most commonly seen in children and young people, and may affect the head, palms, and soles. It needs to be differentiated from varicella and dyshidrosis[ 17 ]…”