The recurrence of pityriasis rosea can be relieved by medication and physical therapy.
1. Medication: you can use topical hydrocortisone, betamethasone ointment and other glucocorticoid drugs under doctor’s supervision, which can anti-inflammatory and stop itching. If the itching is serious, affecting sleep, you can follow the doctor’s instructions oral antihistamine drugs, such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc., can effectively reduce the itching symptoms.
2. Physical therapy: if the effect of drug treatment is not obvious, you can take UVB phototherapy and other physical therapy, UVB belongs to the medium-wave ultraviolet radiation, of which narrow-spectrum UVB irradiation may be effective for the skin lesions in the progressive stage.
If the patient has pityriasis rosea, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment.