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What is it??
by rtaylor10000, Jul 05, 2008 07:40PM
I now have this rash. 4 weeks ago a coworker had the same rash and prior to that another coworker had it. We were all diagnosed with pityriasis rosea, but they said it wasn't contagious.
This discussion is related to itchy rash on chest, stomach, breast has been spreading.
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Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common, harmless human skin disease which presents as numerous patches of pink or red oval rash, mainly on the torso.
The condition appears to be entirely non-contagious, or of extremely limited virulence.
Large patches of pink or red, flaky, oval-shaped rash on the torso. Due to similarities early in the disease course, theother conditions to be considered are ringworm, psoriasis and discoid eczema.
Though multiple family members have been known to contract the disease at roughly the same time, this may be co-incidental; the fact that PR is far more common in the spring and autumn months points to environmental factors and not person-to-person contact as the main disease vector.
So it could be something in the environment which is trigerring this off in susceptible individuals.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pityriasis_rosea