title: Pityriasis rosea update: 1986.
abstract: Pityriasis rosea is a common self-limited dermatologic disorder. It appears to be a nonspecific cutaneous reaction pattern with a large number of causes. Current evidence indicates that a cell-mediated immune mechanism may be important in its pathogenesis.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D010915:Pityriasis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence