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Can pityriasis rosea be passed down from generation to generation?
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No.: I am not aware of any genetic tendency as in psoriasis where 70 per cent have a family member with psoriasis.
Answered 12/23/2014
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Not known to: Pityriasis rosea or pr is an idiopathic disorder that is not known to be transmitted to other people by close contact or heredity. A virus has long been suspected as the cause but has as yet not been conclusively proven.
Answered 4/5/2013
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