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

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作者
Chuh, AAT
Peiris, JSM
机构
[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01960.x
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
摘要
Three cases of pityriasis rosea in Chinese children are presented. Using polymerase chain reaction for detection of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) DNA in plasma and peripheral blood lymphocytes, we find no evidence of active HHV-7 infection.
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