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Suggest Treatment For Pityriasis Rosea
Question: my daughter has a rash on her torso no where else, is this a reaction to food or some thing more serious? attached is a picture
Brief Answer:
Pityriasis rosea,self limiting disease
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same.
I have seen the attached picture.
Your daughter seems to have developed Pityriasis Rosea.
Thus can lead to development of red itchy round to oval rashes mainly over the trunk, upper arms and thigh area .
Now this is basically a harmless and self limiting skin condition. This means that it does not require any treatment in most cases and it tends to settle by itself in six to eight weeks .
Topical application of plenty of moisturizers is usually sufficient.
For itching, topical steroid cream like cortisone can be applied over the lesions .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Pityriasis rosea,self limiting disease
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same.
I have seen the attached picture.
Your daughter seems to have developed Pityriasis Rosea.
Thus can lead to development of red itchy round to oval rashes mainly over the trunk, upper arms and thigh area .
Now this is basically a harmless and self limiting skin condition. This means that it does not require any treatment in most cases and it tends to settle by itself in six to eight weeks .
Topical application of plenty of moisturizers is usually sufficient.
For itching, topical steroid cream like cortisone can be applied over the lesions .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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