Pitiríase rotunda: uma apresentação incomum

Dermatol Online J. 2015 Jul 15;21(7):13030/qt4ws517j6.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Pityriasis rotunda disorder of keratinization clinically described as persistent, large, sharply defined circular patches of ichthyosiform scaling with no inflammatory changes. Patients with pityriasis rotunda may be classified into one of two groups, which are based on ethnicity, number of lesions, family history, and association with systemic diseases. A 45-year-old woman presented with asymptomatic, sharply-demarcated, round, scaly, hyperpigmented lesions on her leg that had been present for several years. Our patient did not have systemic disease or malignancy and so does not fit into groups already described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Keratinocytes / pathology*
  • Keratosis / pathology*
  • Leg
  • Middle Aged
  • Pityriasis / classification
  • Pityriasis / pathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index