Pityriasis rosea: a comprehensive classification

F Drago, G Ciccarese, A Rebora, F Broccolo, A Parodi - Dermatology, 2016 - karger.com
Pityriasis rosea (PR) is an acute, self-limiting exanthematous disease associated with the
endogenous systemic reactivation of human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 and/or HHV-7. The …

Viral infections

JC Sterling - Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical variants of pityriasis rosea

F Urbina, A Das, E Sudy - World journal of clinical cases, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common erythemato-squamous dermatosis which almost always,
is easily diagnosed. Mostly the disease presents in its classical form. However, clinical …

Pityriasis rosea: An update on etiopathogenesis and management of difficult aspects

K Mahajan, V Relhan, AK Relhan… - Indian journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a benign papulosquamous disorder seen commonly in clinical
practice. Despite its prevalence and benign nature, there are still times when this common …

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, pityriasis rosea, asymmetrical periflexural exanthem, unilateral mediothoracic exanthem, eruptive pseudoangiomatosis, and papular …

A Chuh, V Zawar, M Law… - Infectious disease reports, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several exanthems including Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, pityriasis rosea, asymmetrical
periflexural exanthem, eruptive pseudoangiomatosis, and papular-purpuric gloves and …

Relapsing pityriasis rosea

F Drago, G Ciccarese, A Rebora, A Parodi - Dermatology, 2014 - karger.com
To assess the prevalence of relapses of pityriasis rosea (PR), a retrospective cohort study
investigated all PR cases diagnosed in Genoa between 2000 and 2013 and followed them …

Interventions for pityriasis rosea

CJ Gutiérrez, I Culav‐Koscak, L Reveiz… - Cochrane database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Pityriasis rosea is a scaly, itchy rash that mainly affects young adults and lasts
for 2 to 12 weeks. The effects of many available treatments are uncertain. This is an update …

[PDF][PDF] Pityriasis rosea recurrence is much higher than previously known: a prospective study

M Yüksel - Acta dermato-venereologica, 2019 - acikerisim.medipol.edu.tr
Pityriasis rosea is a common acute exanthema of unknown aetiology, which causes severe
anxiety. In this study, the demographic data of pityriasis rosea patients, who presented to our …

Current trends in pityriasis rosea

V Zawar, H Jerajani, R Pol - Expert Review of Dermatology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pityriasis rosea is a common papulo-squamous disorder, which has gained significant
importance in the last decade, especially in the context of its possible viral etiology. In this …

Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of short-course low-dose oral prednisolone in pityriasis rosea

S Sonthalia, A Kumar, V Zawar, A Priya… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of short-course low-dose oral prednisolone in
symptomatic pityriasis rosea (PR) of onset< 5 days and compare it with placebo. Material …