Possible photoactivated dermatitis with features of post-inflammatory pigmentary alteration (PIPA) and rosacea
Orme, C.M.; Shvartsbeyn, M.; Meehan, S.A.; Kornreich, C.; Ramachandran, S.; Soter, N.A.
Dermatology Online Journal 21(12)
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 26990328 Document Number: 683922
Cutaneous flushing and facial erythema are common dermatologic conditions that elicit a wide differential diagnosis that includes rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, photodermatitis, connective-tissue diseases, carcinoid syndrome, and mastocytosis. Herein we present an usual case of a mask-like rosacea-PIPA overlap that occurred in a patient with prior history of rectal carcinoid tumor and a negative systemic evaluation.