Psoriasis was the most common (33.3%) disease followed by eczema (20%), atopic dermatitis (6.6%),
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (3.3%) and drug-induced erythroderma (16.6%).
These six classes of erythemato-squamous diseases include
pityriasis rubra pilaris, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, lichen planus, chronic dermatitis, and pityriasis rosea.
(Juvenile)
Pityriasis rubra pilaris. Int J Dermatol.
of Cases Percentage (%) Psoriasis 10 5% Lichen Planus 4 2%
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris 1 0.5% Grand Total 15 7.5% Table 11.
The common skin disorders included in this study were psoriasis (41, 82%), lichen planus (4, 8%), erythroderma (2,4%),
pityriasis rubra pilaris (1, 2%), lichen striatus (1, 2%) and pityriasis rosea (1, 2%).
A skin biopsy was performed, revealing alternating orthokeratosis and parakeratosis, confluent hypergranulosis, and follicular plugging, compatible with the clinical diagnosis of
pityriasis rubra pilaris. The patient's weight was 70 kg.
All the histopathological features were consistent with
pityriasis rubra pilaris. After checking the fasting lipid profile, the patient was started on Cap.
Treatment of
pityriasis rubra pilaris: a retrospective study of 14 patients.
But after a series of tests doctors finally diagnosed it as the rare chronic skin disease PRP -
pityriasis rubra pilaris.
Psoriasis was seen in sixteen cases, airborne allergic contact dermatitis was noticed in nine cases, two cases each noticed in lichen planus and scabies, one case each was seen in ichthyosis, phototoxic dermatitis, pemphigus foliaceus,
pityriasis rubra pilaris, dermatophytosis.
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare papulosquamous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by reddish orange plaques with pityriasiform scaling with follicular keratoses, palmoplantar keratoderma, and occasionally erythroderma.
2 cases of pemphigus foliaceus, 2 cases of
pityriasis rubra pilaris and 1 case of dermatophyte infection were correlated clinically & histopathologically.