The Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea
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The efficacy of oral Erythromycin in the treatment of patients with Pityriasis Rosea: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Background: Pityriasis rosea is an acute, inflammatory and self-limited disease, which is characterized by a primary scaly plaque (Herald patch) followed by a generalized, symmetrical papulosqumous eruption (Mostly on trunk and proximal extremities). Objective: To determine the efficacy of erythromycin in the treatment of patients with pityriasis rosea. Patients and Methods: In this doubl...
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