Christmas Tree Pityriasis Rosea

Christmas tree rash is a relatively common skin condition.

Christmas tree pityriasis rosea. Pityriasis rosea is also called christmas tree rash due to the rash pattern that it often forms. The medical name for it is pityriasis rosea. Pityriasis rosea s cause isn t known but it is not a fungal infection and therefore isn t helped by antifungal medications. Pityriasis rosea also called a christmas tree rash is an oval shaped skin patch that can appear on different parts of your body.

The herald patch is typically followed by smaller spots that sweep out from the middle of your body in a shape that resembles drooping pine tree branches. This patch can be very large up to four inches across on the chest back or stomach. Pityriasis rosea is a common skin rash. This rash is sometimes confused with other skin conditions like ringworm.

Called a herald patch this spot can be up to 4 inches 10 centimeters across. It typically starts with one large oval or oblong patch called a herald patch or mother patch. Although the exact etiology is unknown pityriasis rosea is thought to be triggered by viral infection. Less than three months.

Pityriasis rosea on the back showing a christmas tree pattern. One way to recognize the disorder is to examine the chest or back for the distinctive christmas tree shaped pattern of its flat oval shaped lesions. It may first appear on the back stomach or chest. Single red and slightly scaly area followed.

The rash is scaly and reddish pink. The majority of patients present with a solitary coin sized herald patch followed by multiple oval scaly papules distributed in a classic christmas tree pattern on the trunk. It may be caused by viruses or a certain medication such as antibiotics or heart. Tinea corporis viral rash pityriasis versicolor nummular eczema.

The rash is often described as a christmas tree like distribution. The rash can then spread to the neck arms and legs. The cause of pityriasis rosea is unknown. The symptoms of pityriasis rosea may resemble other skin conditions or medical problems.

However each child may experience symptoms differently. Pityriasis rosea is a rash that usually begins as a large circular or oval spot on your chest abdomen or back. The exact cause of pityriasis rosea is still unknown but it may be caused by a strain s of the herpe virus. This is a common rash that affects people of all ages although it.