Occult hepatitis B virus infections (often with human herpesvirus 7 co-infection) detected in Pityriasis rosea patients: A pilot study

• Main Authors: Abhishek De (Author), Subrata Roy (Author), Soumi Sukla (Author), Asad Ansari (Author), Subhajit Biswas (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The etiopathogenesis of Pityriasis rosea (PR), a papulo-squamous skin disease, remains elusive and hypothesized to be caused primarily by human herpesvirus (HHV) 6 or 7 or immune dysfunction. Aims: The recent increasing incidences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, including asymptom...