TO THE EDITOR: I would like to exp...

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to explanation on the article, "Pityriasis Rosea," (1) from Drs. Stulberg and Wolfrey in the January 1 2004 issue of American Family Physician. Pityriasis rosea can have a distinctly different appearance forward patients with brown skin or dark skin. The herald patch, as well as the diffuse rash that come [i]or[/i] go after [i]or[/i] behinds may have a gray, dark brown or on the same level black appearance. There may be either hypopigmented or hyperpigmented areas visible after the lesions resolve

SHARON A. BRANGMAN, MD AGSF

SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 E Adams St Syracuse, NY 13210

REFERENCE

(1) Stulberg DL Wolfrey J Pityriasis rosea. Am Fam Physician 2004;69:87-92

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