Posts Categorized: Pityriasis Rosea

Pityriasis Rosea–It starts with a Herald Patch…

Pityriasis Rosea (PR) is an inflammatory eruption characterized by salmon-colored papules and macular lesions that are at first discrete but may become more confluent.  It begins with a single “herald” or “mother” patch that often is the largest lesion.  Subsequently the patient develops generalized plaques which are oval or circinate and covered with finely crinkled,… Read more »