dermatologic disorders
Pityriasis Rosea
Treatment of Pityriasis Rosea
Antipruritic therapy No specific treatment is necessary because the eruption usually remits within 5 weeks and recurrence is rare. Artificial or natural sunlight may hasten resolution. Antipruritic therapy such as topical corticosteroids, oral antihistamines, or topical measures may be used as needed. may be helpful in patients who present early and have widespread disease, or present with flu-like symptoms ( Treatment references ). Of note, pityriasis rosea during pregnancy (especially during the first 15 weeks of gestation) is associated with premature birth or fetal demise. Pregnant women should be offered 1.Contreras-Ruiz J, Peternel S, Jiménez Gutiérrez C, et al: Interventions for pityriasis rosea.Cochrane Database Syst Rev2019(10):CD005068, 2019. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005068.pub3 2.Stashower J, Bruch K, Mosby A, et al: Pregnancy complications associated with pityriasis rosea: A multicenter retrospective study.J Am Acad Dermatol85(6):1648-1649, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.12.063 