Background: Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common papulosquamousskin disorder that is suspected to have an infectious etiology.We aimed to study the role of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) inthe pathogenesis of PR.Method: We used immunohistochemical (IHC) assays to detectHHV-6 in patients with PR. Fifty-one patients with PR and 35 ageand sex matched healthy control samples were enrolled in thestudy. Th...

AIM: To report a case of a patient with pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) who developed a conjunctival inflammatory nodule. CASE REPORT: a 13-year-old boy with a diffuse papulovesicular rash diagnosed as PLEVA presented to our clinic complaining of irritation in his right eye. Slitlamp examination revealed a conjunctival inflammatory nodule. His symptoms resolved under topic...

019 pityriasis rosea, Sjogren’s syndrome, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, tinea corporis, erythema gyratum repens (EGR) and erythema annulare centrifigum. These can be differentiated by laboratory investigation and histopathological analysis. Specifically recurrent circinate erythematous psoriasis (Bloch), though clinically similar, is characterized by the presence of histopathological ...