Pityriasis roseaOverview
overview
Pityriasis rosea is a harmless rash that usually starts with an oval-shaped patch of scaly skin followed by a widespread rash.
symptoms
Symptoms of pityriasis rosea include an oval patch of scaly skin followed by a widespread rash of smaller scaly patches. It can sometimes be itchy.
treatments_overview
Pityriasis rosea usually gets better on its own within 12 weeks. Symptoms can be treated with moisturising creams, steroid creams and antihistamines.
causes
It's not exactly clear what causes pityriasis rosea, but it's not contagious.
Page last reviewed: 10/04/2017
Next review due: 10/04/2020