title: Eruptive hypomelanosis: a novel exanthem associated with viral symptoms in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recognition of different clinical presentations of viral and virally triggered ("paraviral") exanthems is necessary for patients to be appropriately diagnosed and counseled.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine children presented with eruptions of hypopigmented macules following coryzal symptoms. Other diagnostic considerations, such as pityriasis alba, pityriasis versicolor, and progressive macular hypomelanosis, were excluded. This novel clinical presentation, eruptive hypomelanosis, may represent a paraviral exanthem with a prodromal coryzal phase, sudden eruption of fairly monomorphic lesions, and predictable time course with spontaneous resolution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eruptive hypomelanosis is a novel viral exanthem. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the etiology of this condition and its relationship to other exanthemas and eruptions such as pityriasis rosea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Godavari Foundation Medical College and Research Center, DUPMCJ, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zawar
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bharatia
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chuh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D017515:Pityriasis Rosea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology