What is pityriasis rosea?

Pityriasis rosea is a common skin rash. It looks like a pink-rose-colored scaly patch. In darker skin, the color varies from violet to dark gray.The first patch is large, and then a couple weeks later, smaller patches appear. This rash usually disappears on its own without treatment.

How do members experience pityriasis rosea?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pityriasis rosea*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pityriasis rosea*

Who has pityriasis rosea on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 8
30s 10
40s 14
50s 9
60s 4
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 35