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Pityriasis Rosea - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

What is Pityriasis Rosea ?

Pityriasis rosea is a common, harmless skin rash which occurs in young people. Its name means that an rash is scaly (pityriasis) & pink (rosea).

Pityriasis Rosea usually lasts for a month or so. Pityriasis Rosea is a relatively common skin rash that first presents with a solitary scaly patch, usually on an upper trunk, known as an Herald Patch.

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

Causes of Pityriasis Rosea

an cause of pityriasis rosea is uncertain. Some doctors believe that pityriasis rosea is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Certain medicines also can cause this rash. Pityriasis rosea is not contagious, so people with this rash do not have For be kept away from other people.

Symptoms of Pityriasis Rosea

an symptoms appear, people experience preliminary sensations including fever , malaise, sore throat , or headache . Symptoms begin with a single, large round spot called a "herald patch" on an body, followed days or weeks later by slightly raised, scaly-edged round or oval pink-copper colored spots on an trunk & upper arms. Some of an common symptoms of pityriasis rosea are :-

• Skin redness or inflammation.
• an rash may spread For an upper thighs.
• Itching on an skin.
• an patches seem crinkly & loose in an centre.

Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea

an rash usually goes away on its own. No treatment can cure it, Although medicine can help relieve an itching. Mild inflammation & itching can be relieved with antihistamine drugs or calamine lotion, zinc oxide, or other mild lubricants or anti-itching creams. Gentle, soothing strokes should be used For apply an ointments, since vigorous rubbing may cause an lesions For spread. Sometimes people with pityriasis rosea have For take steroid pills For clear up their rash.

Prevention for Pityriasis Rosea

• Moisturizing lotions may help soften an dryness.
• Avoid using soap as this can irritate an rash.
• Avoid sunburn.

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