Pityriasis rosea: An update with a critical appraisal of its possible herpesviral etiology

Drago, Francesco; Broccolo, Francesco; Rebora, Alfredo

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.045

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“…6,7 Recent studies incriminate Human Herpes Viruses (HHV), mainly HHV7 and HHV6, as the causative agents. [8][9][10][11] Studies are now focused on implementing antivirals such…”

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Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Oral Acyclovir with Oral Erythromycin in the Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

Amatya

Rajouria

Karn

2012

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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BackgroundPityriasis rosea is an acute, self-limiting disease, probably infective in origin, affecting mainly children and young adults, characterized by distinctive skin eruptions and minimal constitutional symptoms. Both oral Erythromycin and oral Acyclovir have been used in its management. ObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness of oral Erythromycin and oral Acyclovir in the treatment of Pityriasis rosea. MethodForty two patients with clinical diagnosis of Pityriasis rosea were enrolled. They were randomized into two groups. One group was given high-dose oral Acyclovir and another group oral Erythromycin in standard dose. The participants were evaluated one, two, four, six and eight weeks and six months after commencement of the study. ResultsForty two patients including 26 males and 16 females completed the study. After 8th week, all patients showed complete response in both the groups. The response to oral Acyclovir compared with that to oral Erythromycin was better and was statistically significant in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th weeks. ConclusionAlthough it is a self-limiting disease which resolves within three weeks to three months, this study reveals that both oral Acyclovir and oral Erythromycin are helpful in decreasing the severity and duration of Pityriasis rosea. Moreover, the study also indicates that oral Acyclovir is more effective than oral Erythromycin in reducing the severity and duration of Pityriasis rosea.

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“…6,7 Recent studies incriminate Human Herpes Viruses (HHV), mainly HHV7 and HHV6, as the causative agents. [8][9][10][11] Studies are now focused on implementing antivirals such…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Oral Acyclovir with Oral Erythromycin in the Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

Amatya

Rajouria

Karn

2012

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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“…Human herpesvirus 6 and 7, Epstein Barr virus, parvovirus B19, and legionella pneumonia have been implicated as causative factors [3,4]. Placental barrier may sometimes become weaker due to damage and it may result in the transfer of infections from mother to fetus [5].…”

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Pityriasis Rosea Mimicking Polymorphic Eruptions of Pregnancy

Ommurugan

Priya

Natesh

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Pityriasis Rosea is a self-limiting skin disorder of unknown etiology affecting women more than men. It is very rare in pregnancy and evidence shows conflicting reports on pregnancy outcomes related to Pityriasis Rosea. But recent evidence says, pregnancy outcomes are not altered, although clinicians must monitor the patient throughout the gestation for adverse outcomes. Hence, we report a case of Pityriasis Rosea infection in a primigravida, in the first trimester and the follow-up done in a tertiary care hospital in Southern India.

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“…Hastalık için bildirilen en küçük yaş 3 ay, en büyük yaş ise 83 yaştır (1,8). Bu çalışmada Harman ve ark.…”

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“…Pitiriyazis rozea (PR) genellikle öncü plak oluşumunu takiben gövde ve ekstremitelerde oval, eritemli, skuamlı lezyonlarla ortaya çıkan, akut, kendiliğinden iyileşen, %0,3-3 insidanslı bir hastalıktır (1,2). Hastalığın, inokülasyon bölgesinde öncü bir plakla başlaması ve bunu daha yaygın ikincil döküntünün izlemesi, sonra da kendiliğinden iyileşmesi enfeksiyöz etyolojiyi desteklemesine karşın kesin bir etyolojik etken tespit edilememiştir (3).…”

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Demographical and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Pityriasis Rosea in 1 Year in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Karasatı¹,

Toğral²,

Akoğuz³

et al. 2015

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Amaç: Pitiriyazis rozea bilinmeyen etyolojisi, farklı klinik görünümleri ve farklı tanı ve tedavi seçenekleri ile ilgi çeken bir hastalık olmaya devam etmektedir. Bu çalışmada pitiriyazis rozealı hastaların klinik ve epidemiyolojik özellikleri değerlendirildi. Yöntemler: Haziran 2011-Haziran 2012 tarihleri arasında pitiriyazis rozea tanısı alan 70 hastanın demografik özellikleri ile hastalıkla ilişkili çevresel ve kişisel faktörler, hastalığın klinik özellikleri ve seyri prospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Çalışma grubundaki 70 hastanın (41 kadın, 29 erkek) yaş ortalaması 25,9±15,26 (2-69) yıl idi. Hastalığın en sık görüldüğü mevsimler kış (%37,1) ve sonbahar (%27,2) olarak saptandı. Prodromal semptom öyküsü olan hastaların (n=28) en sık bildirdiği semptom halsizlik (%64,3) idi. Öncü plak 44 hastada (%62,9) gözlendi ve en sık yerleşim yeri boyun (%22,7) olarak tespit edildi. En sık bildirilen şikayet 41 hastada tespit edilen kaşıntıydı. On bir hasta atipik pitiriyazis rozea tanısı aldı. Daha önce bildirilmemiş bir boyuna lokalize pitiriyazis rozea olgusu ile dış kulak yolunda ikincil lezyonların görüldüğü bir olgu gözlendi. Hastalığın dermatoloji hastaları arasında görülme sıklığı 1/1000 olarak tespit edildi. Sonuç: Çalışmanın demografik sonuçları daha önce Türkiye'de yapılan çalışmalarda bildirilen sonuçlar ile uyumlu bulundu. Seasons in which the disease is seen most frequently were winter (37.1%) and autumn (27.2%). The most common symptom was fatigue (64.3%) in patients who had prodromal symptoms (n=28). Primary plaque was determined in 44 cases (58.6%) and the most frequent localization was neck (22.7%). The most frequent symptom was pruritus and it was present in 41 patients. Eleven patients were diagnosed as atypical pityriasis rosea. One patient demonstrated unusual presentation of pityriasis rosea with localization to neck, and another one with secondary lesions on external ear tunnel which has not been described previously. Pityriasis rosea frequency in dermatology outpatients was 1/1000. Conclusion:The demographical results of this study were consistent with the results of the previously reported studies in Turkey.

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Pityriasis rosea: An update with a critical appraisal of its possible herpesviral etiology

Cited by 167 publications

References 126 publications

Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Oral Acyclovir with Oral Erythromycin in the Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Oral Acyclovir with Oral Erythromycin in the Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

Pityriasis Rosea Mimicking Polymorphic Eruptions of Pregnancy

Demographical and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Pityriasis Rosea in 1 Year in A Tertiary Care Hospital

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