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Pityriasis rosea is a type of skin rash. [2] Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a "herald patch". [ 2 ] This is then followed, days to weeks later, by an eruption of many smaller scaly spots; pinkish with a red edge in people with light skin and greyish in darker skin. [ 4 ]
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Pityriasis rosea (pityriasis rosea Gibert) Pityriasis rubra pilaris (Devergie's disease, lichen ruber acuminatus, lichen ruber pilaris) Pure hair-nail type ectodermal dysplasia; Small plaque parapsoriasis (chronic superficial dermatitis) Tripe palms; Xanthoerythrodermia perstans
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, a disease of the immune system; Pityriasis rosea, a type of skin rash Pityriasis circinata, Pityriasis rubra pilaris, reddish-orange patches (Latin: rubra) on the skin; Pityriasis versicolor, a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities, usually caused by a fungus
Multiple areas can be affected at a given time. [4] About 40 types of fungus can cause dermatophytosis. [2] They are typically of the Trichophyton, Microsporum, or Epidermophyton type. [2] Risk factors include using public showers, contact sports such as wrestling, excessive sweating, contact with animals, obesity, and poor immune function.
A rash is a change of the skin that affects its color, appearance, or texture.. A rash may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, chapped, dry, cracked or blistered, swell, and may be painful.