Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infections (Often with Human Herpesvirus 7 Co-Infection) Detected in Pityriasis rosea Patients: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

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 asymptomatic occult HBV infections (OBIs), in a densely populated city in India, prompted us to investigate whether PR patients (from varied socioeconomic and immune status) harbor the underlying HBV infections. These cases were also investigated for HHV 6 and 7 infections.

Materials and methods

DNA from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid blood samples from PR-diagnosed individuals (n = 13; mostly young adults) and healthy controls (n = 11) were subjected to virus g

SUBMITTER: De A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724307 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature