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Is pityriasis rosea a real thing? if so, can it spread to all spots of the body?
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Real: Features a characteristic rash which spares the scalp, face, forearms, hands, lower legs, and feet. Usually there is 1 large "herald spot" soon followed by numerous small ones. Sometimes it is quite itchy. After 6 to 12 weeks it is usually gone, never to appear again. It is due to one of the herpes viruses, but NOT the same as genital herpes or cold sores or chicken pox. There is no definitive tre
Answered 4/28/2016
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