The Magnitude of Pityriasis Rosea: A Retrospective analysis of Data Records at Alert hospital Dermatology Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia of Case Seen from January 2018 to December 2020.
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2021-11
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Pityriasis Rosea is an acute self-limiting papulosquamous skin disorder commonly observed in
otherwise healthy children and young adult. In 15–90% of cases, typical PR begins with a
medallion-like erythematous plaque, called a herald patch,followed by a secondary eruption
consisting of smaller scaly papulosquamous lesions on the cleavage lines of the trunk, These
secondary lesions take the shape of a Christmas tree when they are arranged along the Langer’s
lines on the back it appears in crops at intervals of a few days and reaches its maximum in about 2
weeks
OBJECTIVE
To assess the magnitude of pityriasis rosea from medical records of patients attended
dermatovenerology OPD at ALERT center from 2018-2020 G.C
METHOD
Hospital-based retrospective, descriptive study was conducted on all medical records of patients
who attended a department of dermatovenerology OPD at ALERT center from December 2018
to January 2020,the study period was from June-August 2021.
RESULT
One hundred forty-eight patients presented with pityriasis rosea. mean age at presentation was
19.48 and Male to Female ratio 1:1.19 peak cases were seen in January .forty-three of the
patients were present within weeks. herald patch was present in 18.2% of the patients. the trunk
was the commonest affected site and itching was present in 70 patients and it was mild in the
majority. 40.5% of the patients were treated with the topical steroids.
CONCLUSION
The study has shown the magnitude of pityriasis rosea was 0.26% with female predominance
.most of them present from January to June. The majority of them had one visit
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Pityriasis Rosea,Skin disorder