Pityriasis rosea
Symptoms:
- skin lesion/rash
- initial (herald) lesion
- followed several days later by more lesions
- may follow cleavage lines or appear in a "Christmas tree" pattern
- oval plaque, papule, or macule
- sharp border
- may spread
- centers have wrinkled (cigarette paper) appearance
- the lesions appears like a scale that is attached at the edges and loose at the center
- itching of the lesions (mild to severe)
- skin redness or inflammation
Signs and tests:
A skin lesion biopsy shows pityriasis rosea.
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