How long does Pityriasis Rosea take to clear up?

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Has anyone suffered from pityriasis rosea? how long did it take to clear - any remedies?

child of 12 has contracted pityriasis rosea. Can anyone give advice on how to eradicate the spots.

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This is a pretty common rash in young people. It is itchy and scaly but is not contagious and generally...

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Generally pityriasis rosea last 4 - 8 weeks. Symptoms may disappear by 3 weeks or last as long as 1...

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Pityriasis rosea is a common type of skin rash seen in young adults. Symptoms may disappear by 3 weeks...

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Topical steroids may help alleviate the pruritus. . Some derms use prednisone in patients withith severe...

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I think i have Pityriasis Rosea?

I recently got a thing that looks like ringworm but my dad said it looks more an allergy rash, i then started getting spots etc about 1 week ago.. i went to the doctor last monday and they gave me cream asking me if i have had a cold, (Which i did have...

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Your description is unhelpful. What type of doctor did you visit? A family physician or a board-certified...

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Anyone know anything about Pityriasis Rosea?

I started with one oval scaly patch of skin on my lower back in july 08' then it started to go away but I had an outbreak of smaller patches on my chest in Sept. (this was right after my friend discovered the rash on her chest about 2 weeks earlier)...

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Pityriasis Rosea is a rash thought to be caused by virus. Although the rash can be quite dramatic, the...

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Are nausea, vomiting, and headaches associated with pityriasis rosea?

I have pityriasis rosea, and for the past few days I was nauseous, throwing up, and had really bad headaches, and I as wondering if pityriasis rosea was the cause.

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The symptoms you have described are the symptoms of many diseases including meningitis, middle ear infection...

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Is this Pityriasis Rosea?

Any experiences with pityriasis rosea? I seem to maybe in theory have a case of it. A bunch of small red spots -- they could be taken for misquito bites or pimples at a glance -- showed up on my chest and back and upper upper thighs Sunday morning, and...

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You should have had a herald patch (slightly larger single eruption preceding the generalized exanthem...

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Possibly Pityriasis Rosea, but only 2 large patches after almost 3 months?

I noticed a flat, non-itchy, pink/red patch on my right inner thigh about 3 months ago. It started out about the size of a dime, then a nickel. After about a month, another, slightly smaller one appeared about a half inch next to it. It was smaller than...

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I would wonder more about granuloma anulare. Ask about it.

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How to make pityriasis rosea go away as quickly as possible?

I'm a 17 year old girl and I've had pityriasis rosea for 3 months, going on 4. I have hydrocortizone creams that I use every night. Its gotten better but I still really want it gone before brom which is in 3 weeks. The rash is on my breasts, torso, back...

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Sunlight, and alot of it. No sunblock either. Dont scratch or take hot showers and when you do use less...

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