title: Widespread erythematous skin eruption.
abstract: The patient presented with a salmon-colored rash from head to toe. The distinctive clinical presentation and a biopsy pointed to an uncommon diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency, Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Email:andre.genereux@allina.com.
authors.forename: André D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Généreux
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wetter
mesh_terms: D017255:Acitretin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D014801:Vitamin A; D017255:Acitretin