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How common is pityriasis rosea rash? i have a rash with symptoms 100% accurate to this. had rash for 3wks now. 2 docs, 2 diff ans. self diagnosing now
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Relatively common: Pityriasis rosea is not a rare type of rash, it presented with scattered oval shape rashes, distributed upper chest and back, center can seen scaling change, lighter color in the center, most people do not have too many symptums, it is self-limiting, ressolves in 3 to 4 month period, no unknown cause of it, .
Answered 3/18/2014
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