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*Uncommon.<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi =  | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref>
*Uncommon.<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi =  | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref>
*Typically sporadic, may be familial.<ref name=pmid23815954>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mercer | first1 = JM. | last2 = Pushpanthan | first2 = C. | last3 = Anandakrishnan | first3 = C. | last4 = Landells | first4 = ID. | title = Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris: case report and review. | journal = J Cutan Med Surg | volume = 17 | issue = 4 | pages = 226-32 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 23815954 }}</ref>
*Typically sporadic, may be familial.<ref name=pmid23815954>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mercer | first1 = JM. | last2 = Pushpanthan | first2 = C. | last3 = Anandakrishnan | first3 = C. | last4 = Landells | first4 = ID. | title = Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris: case report and review. | journal = J Cutan Med Surg | volume = 17 | issue = 4 | pages = 226-32 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 23815954 }}</ref>
*Bimodal age distribution:<ref name=pmid20184391/>
**Children: <10 years.
**Adults: 40s and 50s.
Treatment:
*Retinoids, methotrexate and others.<ref name=pmid20184391/>


==Gross==  
==Gross==  
 
*Salmon-coloured (red) [[plaque]]s interrupted by well-demarcated normal appearing [[skin]].<ref name=pmid20184391>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Klein | first1 = A. | last2 = Landthaler | first2 = M. | last3 = Karrer | first3 = S. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: a review of diagnosis and treatment. | journal = Am J Clin Dermatol | volume = 11 | issue = 3 | pages = 157-70 | month =  | year = 2010 | doi = 10.2165/11530070-000000000-00000 | PMID = 20184391 }}</ref>
==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi =  | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref>
Features:<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi =  | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:16, 24 September 2014

Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Diagnosis in short
Site skin - see inflammatory skin disorders

Prevalence uncommon

Pityriasis rubra pilaris, abbreviated PRP, is an uncommon inflammatory skin disorder.

General

  • Uncommon.[1]
  • Typically sporadic, may be familial.[2]
  • Bimodal age distribution:[3]
    • Children: <10 years.
    • Adults: 40s and 50s.

Treatment:

  • Retinoids, methotrexate and others.[3]

Gross

  • Salmon-coloured (red) plaques interrupted by well-demarcated normal appearing skin.[3]

Microscopic

Features:[1]

Images

Stains

IHC

Molecular

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See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marrouche, N.; Kurban, M.; Kibbi, AG.; Abbas, O. (Apr 2014). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon.". Int J Dermatol 53 (4): 434-9. PMID 24783259.
  2. Mercer, JM.; Pushpanthan, C.; Anandakrishnan, C.; Landells, ID.. "Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris: case report and review.". J Cutan Med Surg 17 (4): 226-32. PMID 23815954.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Klein, A.; Landthaler, M.; Karrer, S. (2010). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris: a review of diagnosis and treatment.". Am J Clin Dermatol 11 (3): 157-70. doi:10.2165/11530070-000000000-00000. PMID 20184391.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Leger, M.; Newlove, T.; Robinson, M.; Patel, R.; Meehan, S.; Ramachandran, S. (Dec 2012). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris.". Dermatol Online J 18 (12): 14. PMID 23286804.