No, pityriasis rosea is not contagious. You cannot get it from another person. The cause of pityriasis rosea is not fully known, but experts believe a viral infection that triggers a skin reaction ...

Pityriasis rosea and ringworm (tinea corporis) are both skin conditions that cause round, discolored patches. Ringworm is contagious through skin-to-skin contact, while pityriasis rosea is not. Both ...

Cases of pityriasis rosea, a fairly common skin rash, dropped significantly during the mask wearing days of COVID-19. But now that fewer are wearing masks in public cases of the skin condition have ...

Pityriasis rosea lesions are characteristically oriented so that their long axes run parallel to the cleavage lines of the skin, forming the characteristic Christmas tree pattern that is most apparent ...

In a review of pregnant patients with pityriasis rosea (PR), 19% experienced unfavorable outcomes, which were higher in cases that occurred before 15 weeks gestation. To address conflicting data on ...

This patient had pityriasis rosea, an acute inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. Viruses, particularly human herpesvirus 6 and 7, have been suggested as the causative pathogen, but study ...