eno ides ▁chron ica . ▁The ▁disease ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁r ash es ▁and ▁small ▁les ions ▁on ▁the ▁skin . ▁The ▁disease ▁is ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁males ▁and ▁usually ▁occurs ▁in ▁young ▁ad ul th ood , ▁although ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁every ▁age ▁group ▁and ▁every ▁race . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁disease ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁rem ission ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁of ▁time ▁or ▁forever . ▁ ▁C aus es ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁known ▁cause ▁of ▁this ▁disease ; ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁associ ating ▁it ▁with ▁Par v ov irus ▁B 1 9 . ▁ ▁Di agn osis ▁It ▁is ▁commonly ▁mis di agn osed ▁as ▁ch icken po x ▁or ▁ros ace a . ▁Ple va ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁mis ident ified ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁st aph . ▁The ▁most ▁accurate ▁way ▁to ▁diagn ose ▁it ▁is ▁by ▁bi ops y . ▁ ▁This ▁disease ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁life - th re aten ing . ▁However , ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁mut ations ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁that ▁can ▁cause ▁ul cers ▁on ▁the ▁exterior . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁cont ag ious ▁and ▁currently ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁c ure ▁for ▁the ▁disease , ▁although ▁the ▁les ions ▁can ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁phot other apy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ant ib iot ics , ▁including ▁er yth rom yc in , ▁az ith rom yc in ▁and ▁t et racy cl ine . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁often ▁involves ▁multiple ▁ther ap