Pityriasis Rosea Symptoms

What are the Pityriasis rosea symptoms ?

        The rash begins in about 3/4 of all cases with an individual standing lesions, the primary medallion. Typical of predilection are the body trunk, the upper arm or thigh and the neck. The face is rarely affected. The primary medallion appears as a single, circular to oval spots with redness and central desquamation. Within 7-14 days one will develop more pink lesions, which spread throughout the trunk and proximal extremities sections. The lesions can be very different, such as very large (Pityriasis rosea gigantea) or urticaria-like flocks (Pityriasis rosea urticata). In addition, vesicular, pustular, purpuriforme and erythema multiforme-like lesions can be observed. After 3-4 weeks, the rash begins healing slowly and in about 6-10 weeks after this, it completely disappears. Some may suffer from hyper-or hypopigmentation after the complete healing. This all are regular Pityriasis rosea symptoms.

        Pityriasis rosea appears between 10 and 30 years and affects mainly women, in spring or fall. As a first step Pityriasis rosea symptoms:

1. The initial oval plate presents the following characteristics:

1. brown, pink or buff.
2. fripe center.
3. a small pink collar measuring approximately 3 to 12 cm in diameter. This border is slightly erythematou and squamous.
4. location on the chest, sometimes on the inner thighs, arms, pubic bone, the upper limbs or abdomen.

2. In a second period of time (two to three days after) in the torso, slightly elongated medallions appear:

1. of about 2 cm in diameter.
2. parallel.
3. slight drop of skin (desquamation).
4. in the trunk, the root of the members, not the face.
5. absence of itching.

The general signs and symptoms (temperature, fatigue, pain etc..) are mostly absent. Some patients (rarely) complain of discomfort with a small headache.