Pityriasis Rosea


Pityriasis rosea is a mild and self-limited cutaneous eruption associated with HHV-6

Signs and Symptoms:
  • Pruritus
  • Diffuse eruption of round to oval erythematous papules and plaques covered with a fine
  • Christmas-tree pattern on the trunk with a classic herald patch, a solitary patch that precedes the rest of the rash
Treatments:
Lesion are self-limited but pruritus may require treatment

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