Pityriasis rosea during COVID-19: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

Giulia Ciccarese¹, Francesco Drago¹, Eugenio Marinaro², Aurora Parodi^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Pathology Unit, Galliera Hospitals, Genoa, Italy.
³ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Comment

Giulia Ciccarese et al. J Med Virol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;94(7):2915-2916.

doi: 10.1002/jmv.27672. Epub 2022 Mar 6.

Giulia Ciccarese¹, Francesco Drago¹, Eugenio Marinaro², Aurora Parodi^{1

3}

¹ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Pathology Unit, Galliera Hospitals, Genoa, Italy.
³ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflictS of interest.

Can COVID-19 cause atypical forms of pityriasis rosea refractory to conventional therapies?
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