BACKGROUNDrnPityriasis Rosea is an acute self-limiting papulosquamous skin disorder commonly observed in rnotherwise healthy children and young adult. In 15â€“90% of cases, typical PR begins with arnmedallion-like erythematous plaque, called a herald patch,followed by a secondary eruptionrnconsisting of smaller scaly papulosquamous lesions on the cleavage lines of the trunk, Thesernsecondary lesions take the shape of a Christmas tree when they are arranged along the Langerâ€™srnlines on the back it appears in crops at intervals of a few days and reaches its maximum in about 2rnweeks rnOBJECTIVErnTo assess the magnitude of pityriasis rosea from medical records of patients attended rndermatovenerology OPD at ALERT center from 2018-2020 G.CrnMETHOD rnHospital-based retrospective, descriptive study was conducted on all medical records of patients rnwho attended a department of dermatovenerology OPD at ALERT center from December 2018rnto January 2020,the study period was from June-August 2021. rnRESULTrnOne hundred forty-eight patients presented with pityriasis rosea. mean age at presentation was rn19.48 and Male to Female ratio 1:1.19 peak cases were seen in January .forty-three of thernpatients were present within weeks. herald patch was present in 18.2% of the patients. the trunkrnwas the commonest affected site and itching was present in 70 patients and it was mild in thernmajority. 40.5% of the patients were treated with the topical steroids. rnCONCLUSIONrnThe study has shown the magnitude of pityriasis rosea was 0.26% with female predominance rn.most of them present from January to June. The majority of them had one visit