title: Pityriasis rosea of Gibert: immunological aspects.
abstract: More than 200 years after first description and 150 years after complete definition by Gibert, pityriasis rosea (PR) is still a clinical entity with many obscure aspects. Although great interest was focused on aetiology, studies on immunological mechanisms associated with this disease were rather discontinuous. We present a review of the literature on immunological features of PR, aimed to outline a unified picture of currently available knowledge in this field and create a useful starting point for future research.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cannavò
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Minciullo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gangemi
mesh_terms: D015551:Autoimmunity; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D017515:Pityriasis Rosea / Q000276:immunology*