BACKGROUND Pityriasis lichenoides is a papulosquamous disorder of unknown etiology with remissions and exacerbations. Histopathology helps greatly in the diagnosis of this condition. AIM We studied clinical and histopathological features of pityriasis lichenoides in our patients. METHODS This is a 3-year retrospective and prospective, descriptive study of all patients clinically diagnosed a...

Introduction: Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a well-known but uncommon, benign papulosquamous skin condition that often occurs after viral infections or vaccinations. The most commonly implicated vaccine smallpox. Monkeypox (MPX), related virus to smallpox within the orthopox family, has recently grown in public health concern. We present here case of PR following MPX vaccination an African-American ...

Scabies, a mite infestation caused by 'Sarcoptes scabiei', most commonly presents as pruritic linear burrows where the mite has invaded the skin. Scabies variant such as bullous, crusted, hidden, incognito, nodular and scalp-mimic the other conditions. In addition, atypical presentations of scabies can masquerade as dermatitis herpetiformis, ecchymosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, systemic l...

We read with great interest the review by Gonçalves et al.1 about safety, tolerability and side effects of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, discussing the most frequently reported events related to the vaccine. We agree that safety is not a major barrier to vaccination since most of the reported adverse events have been mild or moderate in intensity. We would like to describe two patients w...

Because childhood rashes may be difficult to differentiate by appearance alone, it is important to consider the entire clinical presentation to help make the appropriate diagnosis. Considerations include the appearance and location of the rash; the clinical course; and associated symptoms, such as pruritus or fever. A fever is likely to occur with roseola, erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), ...