Pityriasis Rosea

Mandy came to see me this morning.

She had a rash. It was pityriasis rosea.

Mandy had been to see one of my partners last week, who told her then she had pityriasis rosea, and had clearly documented there was little to be done. So why did she come back to see me today?

It could be that she didn't trust my partner's diagnosis (my partner is better at dermatology than I'll ever be), or didn't take in what my partner had told her.

In this situation I find printing out a leaflet giving definitive advice helpful. Patients seem more trusting when it's written down in black and white.