Pityriasis Rosea
"Pityriasis Rosea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mild exanthematous inflammation of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of salmon-colored maculopapular lesions. The most striking feature is the arrangement of the lesions such that the long axis is parallel to the lines of cleavage. The eruptions are usually generalized, affecting chiefly the trunk, and the course is often self-limiting.
| Descriptor ID |
D017515
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.859.600.675
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Cao AL, Adelman M, Sivesind TE, Contreras-Ruiz J, Peternel S, Dellavalle RP. From the Cochrane Library: Interventions for pityriasis rosea. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 08; 89(2):404-406.