Clinical distinction between pityriasis amiantacea-like tinea capitis and pityriasis amiantacea due to noninfectious inflammatory diseases is a troublesome task, with a significant likelihood of diagnostic errors/delays and prescription of inappropriate therapies. We report a case of pityriasis amiantacea-like tinea capitis with its dermoscopic findings in order to highlight the usefulness of d...

BACKGROUND The study stemmed from an incidental observation of improvement in 2 patients with pityriasis rosea while receiving erythromycin. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of erythromycin in patients with pityriasis rosea. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study was performed in an outpatient setting in a major hospital. Ninety patients ove...

Pityriasis rosea is a short-lived rash that commences initially as a large so-called ‘herald’ patch followed by a rapidly evolving eruption on the trunk and extremities. Characteristic pattern of lesions follow the lines of cleavage in a ‘christmas tree’ distribution. PR is most frequently seen between first and third decade but a range of 3 month to 83 years were reported. The incidence doesn’...