Is a treatment for pityriasis rosea really needed?

Is a treatment for pityriasis rosea really needed?

Sir, We read with interest the article by Jairath et al. about the use of narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy in pityriasis rosea (PR) that prompted us to make some considerations. First, regarding the pathogenesis of PR, we point out that it is questionable to define " anecdotal " the huge amount of studies available documenting its viral etiology since 1987, studies that have never...

Pityriasis Rosea (Pityriasis Rosea Gibert) in Children — Symptoms and Treatment

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common skin eruption in children that is characterized by a single skin patch that usually evolves into a widespread exanthem after one week. The duration of PR is typically six weeks and the condition is selflimited with excellent prognosis. The diagnosis is established by proper history taking and physical examination of the skin lesions. Laboratory investigations a...

Pityriasis Rosea (Pityriasis Rosea Gibert) in Children — Symptoms and Treatment

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common skin eruption in children that is characterized by a single skin patch that usually evolves into a widespread exanthem after one week. The duration of PR is typically six weeks and the condition is selflimited with excellent prognosis. The diagnosis is established by proper history taking and physical examination of the skin lesions. Laboratory investigations a...

The Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

Pityriasis rosea.

T HE Medical Research Council's investigation into pityriasis rosea in 1959 has already been published (Proc. roy. Soc. Med., 55, 556). This second investigation, based on a very simple questionnaire, has produced some additional information, but has not altogether solved the question put, namely "What is the cause of this disease?" Much interest was shown. In 1964, 180 observers notified 531 c...