Circumscribed juvenile Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris associated with hypoparathyroidism and Brachyonychia: A case report

Case Report Circumscribed juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is an uncommon papulosquamous inflammatory dermatosis of unclear aetiology. Its most remarkable clinical findings are palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, orange-red scaling plaques and hyperkeratotic follicular papules. Its extension may vary from localised subtypes to generalised skin involvement with well-demarcated areas of spared skin ("islands of sparing") to erythr...

Dermatomyositis associated with Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris: A case report

A 9-year old boy had severe muscle weakness and typical skin rash and EMG with diagnosis of dermatomyositis associated with erythrodermia with islands of normal skin and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, which was reported. As PRP in skin biopsy. Association dermatomyositis with PRP is very rare.

Juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris: a case report with immunohistochemical and electromicroscopic studies

Living with pityriasis rubra pilaris.

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Photosensitive pityriasis rubra pilaris

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare, chronic papulosquamous skin disorder. The skin lesions rarely have a predilection to sun-exposed areas although it is known that natural sunlight and phototherapy can exacerbate PRP [1–4]. We present a case of a patient suffering from pityriasis rubra pilaris with photoexposed distribution and photosensitivity exclusively to UVB objectively detected by ...

Classic Juvenile Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Treated with Oral Alitretinoin

388 Ann Dermatol Received February 26, 2015, Revised May 26, 2015, Accepted for publication May 29, 2015 Corresponding author: Eun-So Lee, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: esl@ ajou.ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Com...