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pityriasis rosea

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Noun1.pityriasis rosea - pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities
pityriasis - any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin


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The first vignette is with a patient (Nigel) who thinks he has pityriasis rosea and knows more about it than the doctor having consulted Google and NHS Direct.
Children your age sometimes have what is known as pityriasis rosea (pit-ur-EYE-eh-sis roe-ZAY-uh), an itchy rash of small oval pink patches probably caused by a virus.
I saw a very healthy toddler today with a condition called pityriasis rosea.
 
 
 
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