The efficacy of macrolides and acyclovir in pityriasis rosea
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The efficacy of macrolides and acyclovir in pityriasis rosea.
Sir, We read with interest the article by Pandhi et al.,[1] who evaluated the efficacy of azithromycin in pityriasis rosea (PR) and we are not entirely surprised by its failure. In fact, an increasing number of studies using valid methodology have focused on the role of systemic infection with human herpes virus (HHV) 6 and/or 7 as the cause of pityriasis rosea.[2] Hence, azithromycin had only ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.148572