Lack of evidence of active human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection in three cases of pityriasis rosea in children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 381-383

  Chuh, Antonio A T ^a,b   Peiris, J S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035167406     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01960.x     Document Type: Article

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