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Pityriasis rosea

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Faygs91 · 12/05/2025 07:02

Sorry I've posted about this so many times, but I'm on week 2 of what was diagnosed as pityriasis rosea and what mine looks like doesn't really look like pictures ive seen online, someone please reassure me the rash goes like this, the last picture is what it started off like and the rest are what its gone like now.

I'm really started to unconvince myself this is pityriasis rosea

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BobnLen · 12/05/2025 11:18

Did it start off with a larger patch called the herald patch. I had it many years ago so can't fully remember what the rash was like but do remember having a larger patch to start with

Faygs91 · 12/05/2025 12:28

Yes I had a large patch on my back

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fragglerockrocks · 12/05/2025 19:58

Oh bless you I had this years ago now and it was absolutely rotten, & mine never really looked like online pictures either. I just had to persevere with the (I want to say Daktacort) cream the gp prescribed me and using minimal toiletries and as cool shower water as I could tolerate without freezing as everything seemed to irritate my skin and make it feel worse. If I recall it got worse like a final hurrah before it finally calmed down but by God did I want to rip my skin off for a number of weeks until then (I've a history of eczema so not sure if that emphasised the itch a bit more, muggy weather certainly didn't help matters!)
edited to add my under boob/ chest area defo looked like yours does

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