Pityriasis Rosea - Causes, Symptoms, Picture, Treatment and Cure of Pityriasis Rosea

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a papulosquamous eruption of unknown cause that occurs more commonly in the spring and fall. Its first manifestation is the development of a 2- to 6-cm annular lesion (the herald patch). This is followed in a few days to a few weeks by the appearance of many smaller annular or papular lesions with a predilection to occur on the trunk.

Pityriasis rosea usually avoids the face, although sometimes a few spots spread to the cheeks. The oval patches follow the line of the ribs like a fir tree.

What are the symptoms of Pityriasis rosea (PR)?

The lesions are generally oval, with their long axis parallel to the skin-fold lines. Individual lesions may range in color from red to brown and have a trailing scale. PR shares many clinical features with the eruption of secondary syphilis, but palm and sole lesions are extremely rare in PR and common in secondary syphilis. The eruption tends to be moderately pruritic and lasts 3 to 8 weeks.

Pityriasis rosea treatment and cure

Treatment is generally directed at alleviating pruritus and consists of oral antihistamines, midpotency topical glucocorticoids, and, in some cases, the use of UV-B phototherapy. , soothing strokes should be used to apply the ointments, since vigorous rubbing may cause the lesions to spread. Sometimes people with pityriasis rosea have to take steroid pills to clear up their rash.

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