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Pityriasis rosea of Gibert: immunological aspects
Author(s) -
Guarneri F.,
Cannavò S.P.,
Minciullo P.L.,
Gangemi S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/jdv.12701
Subject(s) - pityriasis rosea , medicine , etiology , disease , dermatology , pathology
More than 200 years after first description and 150 years after complete definition by Gibert, pityriasis rosea ( PR ) is still a clinical entity with many obscure aspects. Although great interest was focused on aetiology, studies on immunological mechanisms associated with this disease were rather discontinuous. We present a review of the literature on immunological features of PR , aimed to outline a unified picture of currently available knowledge in this field and create a useful starting point for future research.