Pityriasis Rosea Symptoms

What are 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 rand-based 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 with very large (Pityriasis rosea gigantea) or to an 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.

The 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 plate oval (inset) presents the following characteristics:

brown, pink or buff.
Fripe center.
sa suburb contains a small pink collar measuring approximately 3 to 12 cm in diameter. This border is slightly erythematous (red) and squamous (with very thin film of skin).
Location on the chest, sometimes on the inner thighs, arms, pubic bone, the upper limbs or abdomen.

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

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

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