Pityriasis rosea Flashcards
1
Q
Do a lesion description of pityriasis rosea
A
- surrounding erythemic, center salmon colored, surrounded scales
- herald patch might be visible
- christmas tree pattern
2
Q
What would you recommend the patient?
A
- no sport (no sweating eggravates symptoms)
- dont scratch
- no massage, no peeling
- Korkmayın bulaşıcı değil,
- skar bırakmadan geçecek
- Yaklaşık 12 haftada geçmesini bekliyoruz,
- tekrarlamasını beklemiyoruz
3
Q
What is your ddx?
A
- guttat psoriasis
- lichen planus
- drug eruption
- secondary syphilis
- tinea corporis
4
Q
What is your tx?
A
supportive tx:
- skin ointment
- anti histamines against scratching
- Gerekirse topikal düşük potency cs (hidrocortisone)
5
Q
How to pronounce?
A
pity - ria -sis rosea
