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CASE REPORT
Concurrent pityriasis rosea and Bell's palsy
  1. Vanessa Voss1,
  2. Adam Mattox2,
  3. Mary Guo2
  1. 1Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  2. 2Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mary Guo, aguo{at}slu.edu

Summary

Pityriasis rosea is a dermatological disease with a well-documented clinical appearance, but less is known about causes and treatment. Bell's palsy is a neurological condition leading to acute idiopathic hemifacial paralysis. Recent studies indicate that human herpesvirus (HHV) 6–7 reactivation may be a contributing factor to both conditions. We report a case of the 2 concurrent diagnoses that supports a common contributing factor and suggests further awareness and research into the role HHV 6–7 may play in the aetiology of both conditions.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218069

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MG and AM saw this patient in clinic and conceived the idea of writing it for publication. MG obtained photographs, data from the electronic medical record and written consent from the patient’s mother. VV performed the literature review for the paper, drafted the manuscript, formatted the photos and prepared the submission. MG and AM reviewed and edited the manuscript before the final submission. They both provided feedback to VV on interpretation of the literature, clinical diagnosis and discussion as well as edited the paper for grammatical and stylistic changes. The final version was approved by all three authors before submission.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.