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Case Number : Case 834 - 28th August Posted By: Guest

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33-year-old female with rash. Clinical differentials include pityriasis rosea. The biopsy is from the left lower back.

Case posted by Dr. Hafeez Diwan.
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Guest Yüksel OKUMUŞ, MD

Guest Yüksel OKUMUŞ, MD

Posted

Guttate psoriasis.
DDX.Needs PAS stain for fungal infection (Tinea corporis)

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Guest Giovanni Falconieri

Guest Giovanni Falconieri

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Agree, dermatophytosis on the top of my differential - I would add GMS to the special stain batch. Polys in epidermis not the best feature for PR.

Looking forward to the masters' opinion and congratulation for this superb web site.

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Hanan Vaknine MD

Hanan Vaknine MD 18

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In addition to above I would also suggest PLC (based on clinical differential and delicate vacuolar interface change)

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Guest Romualdo

Guest Romualdo

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Agree: guttate psoriasis. PAS/ GMS to exclude fungal infection given the neutrophils.

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Wolter Mooi

Wolter Mooi 8

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Preferred diagnosis: guttate psoriasis. 'Squirting papilla'; Munro microabscess; (focal) parakeratosis; slight psoriasiform rete ridge elongation; clinical information (impression of pityriasis rosea). I would also do a PAS/GMS stain before reporting the lesion.

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IgorSC
Guttate psoriasis. The clinical impression of Pityriasis rosea is quite common, but the neutrophils at the cornea is a good tip to differentiate between them. It is easy to see spongiosis in these cases.

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim 508

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Agree with the mentioned differentials....

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Robledo F. Rocha

Robledo F. Rocha 336

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Like my colleagues, I favor guttate psoriasis, but dermatophytosis must be ruled out.

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Guest Jim Davie MD

Guest Jim Davie MD

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[color=#1C2837][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=4]Guttate psoriasis. (Although tinea, irritant dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis are in the differential, these would be less likely, if truly a diffuse papular/macular PR-like process clinically).[/size][/font][/color]

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Dr. Hafeez Diwan

Dr. Hafeez Diwan 125

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Yes, this is guttate psoriasis. The GMS was negative.

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