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Report of Three Cases Within One Household

JOSEPH M. SHELTON, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;59(1):115-116.

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Although the causative agent in pityriasis rosea remains obscure, occasional reports of cases of this disease in husband and wife and in other members of one family have suggested that it is, as Andrews¹ stated, "feebly infectious." The 3 cases reported here substantiate this view. It is of particular interest that the second patient was not a member of the household of the other 2, but was visiting their home when the disease was apparently contracted.

REPORT OF CASES

Case 1.—

E. C., a girl aged 10 years, was seen on Nov. 5, 1946, with widespread typical pityriasis rosea of two weeks' duration. The eruption involved the entire trunk, with new lesions appearing on the proximal portions of the arms and thighs. The only symptom was mild itching. The eruption had almost disappeared on November 20, after four exposures to ultraviolet radiation at three to six day intervals. Treatment . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
WASHINGTON, PA.

From the Pittsburgh Skin and Cancer Foundation.

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