What is this? Strange rash on friend and she can't get a doctor's appointment

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Any ideas?

Does it go white when pressed a?

Shingles

Looks like ringworm.

Try your local pharmacy to see if they can help or sometimes they can signpost back to the GP and then easier to get an appointment

I would also say ringworm.

Unlikely to be shingles since it is on both sides, shingles doesn’t usually cross the midline.

Pharmacists can identify some rashes/skin conditions and give some medications/creams.

Looks like pityriasis versicolor to me- a yeast infection that spreads. Google it on images- some look different but when I had it looked just like that. Clear up by washing in nizarol shampoo several days running

Did one patch appear before the rest? If so pityriasis rosea.. mine has just gone..eventually.

Discoid eczema?

Ringworm. Looks fungal?

Does look fungal.

Did she recently spend time with a kitten? Agree with PPs it looks fungal.

Can she send inage on e consult ?

econsult.net/nhs-patients

Just do the e consult . Marvellous service.

Agree with baileystruffle. If you have any head and shoulders around try treating it by leaving some of that on for a few minutes and rinsing off

It does look fungal TBH. Can she get to see a pharmacist? When did it appear, is it itchy or tingly, does she have any other symptoms, does it disappear when pressed? Is it anywhere else?

Pityriasis rosea. Did she have one spot first? That's the herald spot. It goes away after a couple of months. Not itchy or anything, not dangerous.

Looks like ringworm. A pharmacist can advise her on the correct treatment to use

I keep trying to upload a picture but it keeps failing. It looks exactly like my pityriasis rosea when it started. It spreads.. a lot. Mine was incredibly itchy but it isn't usually but it's non infectious and goes within 2-3 months.

It's very itchy apparently

Discoid eczema is very itchy
www.nhs.uk/conditions/discoid-eczema/
I treat mine by dabbing a bit of Diprobase Eczema cream on each day, after my shower. It disappears within a few days (but comes back if I stop using the cream).

This looks very much like pityriasis rosea. Does she have any of the rash on her arms and legs or face? Pityriasis rosea doesn't usually come up on those areas.

It started on her chest and seems to be spreading to her neck and she has a bit of red on her face now and a couple of bits on her shoulder.

Tell her to take an antihistamine and speak to a pharmacist on Monday. They'll know what it is.