Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 32--34

Pityriasis rosea like eruption possibly due to anti-rabies vaccine administration in a young man: A rare case report


Akhilesh Vilaskumar Thole, Vinod K Khurana, Rachita R Misri, Virender K Gupta 
 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Hindu Rao Hospital and NDMC Medical College, New Delhi, India

Correspondence Address:
Akhilesh Vilaskumar Thole
2nd Floor OPD Building, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi - 110 007
India

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an acute, self-limited skin disease thought to be a viral exanthem caused by reactivation of HHV-7 and HHV-6 viruses; although, numerous studies have explored various pathogens. Several reports associate PR with drugs and vaccines. We report a typical case of PR in a 26-year-old male following intradermal anti-rabies vaccine (ARV). There are reports of vaccine-induced pityriasis like eruptions due to various vaccine. However, PR-like eruptions due to ARV is rarely reported. This case represents a new side effect of an already existing vaccine and throws light on varied etiologies of vaccine-induced PR.


How to cite this article:
Thole AV, Khurana VK, Misri RR, Gupta VK. Pityriasis rosea like eruption possibly due to anti-rabies vaccine administration in a young man: A rare case report.Indian J Drugs Dermatol 2017;3:32-34


How to cite this URL:
Thole AV, Khurana VK, Misri RR, Gupta VK. Pityriasis rosea like eruption possibly due to anti-rabies vaccine administration in a young man: A rare case report. Indian J Drugs Dermatol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];3:32-34
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