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The association of pityriasis rosea with cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and parvovirus B19 infections - A prospective case control study by polymerase chain reaction and serology Volume 13, numéro 1, January - February 2003

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Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Page(s) : 25-8
  • Année de parution : 2003

The aetiology and pathogenesis of pityriasis rosea (PR) are unknown. An infectious cause for PR was supported by associations of PR with a history of respiratory tract infections [1] and unfavourable social and economic background [2], and higher incidence among workers of larger collectives [3]. Significant spatial-temporal clustering has been reported in female patients with PR in primary care settings [4]. Studies [5-14] on the association [...]