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Distinguishing Pityriasis Rosea Types by Adit Pascadh is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) The authors appreciate the article describing an ibrutinib-associated pityriasis rosea-like rash but note key differences between pityriasis rosea (PR) and PR-like drug eruptions. 2) PR is caused by reactivation of human herpes viruses HHV-6/7 while PR-like eruptions are drug reactions, and distinguishing the two is important for treatment. 3) The described case has some PR characteristics but its prolonged resolution without stopping ibrutinib is more typical of a PR-like eruption, and investigating

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Adit Pascadh

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