Background: Fumaric acid esters (FAE) have been used as a drug since 1959. The therapeutic preparation containing FAE has been one of the prominent drugs used for the systemic treatment of psoriasis since 1994 in Germany. FAE have been used in the treatment of sarcoidosis, granuloma annulare, necrobiosis lipoidica, cheilitis granulomatosa, annular elastotic giant cell granuloma, malignant melan...

We describe a patient with severe pityriasis rubra pilaris in whom extensive extraspinal hyperostoses developed after 13 years of oral retinoid treatment. The most prominent abnormality was a bridging exostosis between the left acetabulum and collum. X-ray examinations of the spine during retinoid therapy showed no abnormalities. During oral retinoid treatment, it is important to ask the patien...

Dermatology nurses and other health care professionals may sometimes fail to appreciate and recognize the physical and emotional challenges faced by patients with a particular chronic dermatologic disease or condition. To better bring patients’ feelings and perceptions into focus, the Dermatology Nursing Editorial Board is excited to introduce a new series, “Patients’ Perspectives: Living With....

<p class="abstract">Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) are a group of clinically similar papulo squamous dermatoses which present with erythematous, hyperkeratotic perifollicular papules tend to coalesce form plaques and may progress erythroderma. We report case 46-year-old female patient who came chief complaint itching burning sensation scaly patches on extremities since one year. On dermat...

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a papulosquamous disorder of unknown aetiology. We report the first case PRP induced by Moderna mRNA 1273 COVID 19 vaccine.