title: Pityriasis amiantacea-like eruptions in scalp: a novel manifestation of pityriasis rosea in a child.
abstract: Unusual clinical features are known in pityriasis rosea (PR). We report a case of a child who presented with onset of PR in scalp, clinically mimicking pityriasis amiantacea. Careful clinical observations and follow-up led us to appropriate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Dermatologist, Skin Diseases Center, Opp. Hotel Panchavati, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zawar