Oral Lesions in Pityriasis Rosea

Geographic tonguelike presentation in a child with pityriasis rosea: Case report and review of oral manifestations of pityriasis rosea

“…Features of reported PR cases with oral lesions are summarized in Table 1. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Oral lesions appear to be more common in children than adults with PR. 5,15,16 In a study of 31 Caucasian children with PR, 11 (35%) had oropharyngeal lesions.…”

“…The oral mucosa is considered an atypical site of involvement that is rarely reported in patients with PR. Features of reported PR cases with oral lesions are summarized in Table . Oral lesions appear to be more common in children than adults with PR .…”