Acute Postinfectious Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris: A Superantigenmediated Dermatosis
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[Acute postinfectious pityriasis rubra pilaris: a superantigen-mediated dermatosis].
Acute postinfectious pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a variant of juvenile PRP (Griffiths type III) characterized by no family history, an acute course associated with a prior fever, and good prognosis. Clinical features may resemble other superantigen-mediated diseases, such as scarlatiniform rash or staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, but its histology and treatment are different. We pres...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70153-2