Into my shock, what I thought as a simple patch lead me to having Pytiriasis Rosea

Hello, I am female 26 y/o and working as a Financial Accountant. After shaving my underarm, few days later I noticed there are two penny-sized patch in my underarm. They itched and I scratched them. Later on, I noticed they grow bigger and merged. Looking into the internet, I diagnosed myself as having a ringworm because the patch I have is scaly just like in the pictures. I bought Ketoconazole otc and after 2 weeks of applying it, no improvement. Recently, I think it's getting more and more mosquitoes inside my bedroom and underneath my office working table. My legs are getting itchy. I neglect it and continue to apply cream in my underarm. To my dismay, no progress at all in using the Ketoconazole cream so I went at the pharmacy to ask for anti-fungal soap. The pharmacist gave me Sastid. I used it for 3 days. On the first day, no improvement. On the 2nd day there are small bumps appearing in my legs and tummy. On the third day of using Sastid, more than 5 small bumps appeared on my arms. This was the time I decided to go to dermatologist. She looked at my legs and I was diagnosed with PR. I was crying because I have searched that there is no cure in this disease. My patches are now spreading. I have now in my neck. It's itchy all over. I am taking antihystamine as my doctor prescribed and medicated lotion but they won't take away the rashes, they will just easen the itch. I can't do anything to stop it from spreading. Each day I wake up, there are new patches in my skin. I just don't know what to do. They are getting more visible as days pass by. I feel so down right now (≖︿≖✿)

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