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Four cases of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris of an acute type have been studied in three to six year old children. In three cases the disease occurred after an infection; in one out of these three cases this infection was serologically confirmed as being german measles. In the beginning, only the face is
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a poorly understood dermatologic condition usually accompanied by keratoderma and intense erythroderma with islands of unaffected skin. The PRP categories include HIV-associated PRP VI. A 23-year-old HIV-infected, dark-skinned woman in the Dominican Republic
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a papulosquamous disorder comprising 6 clinical types. Some factors - including abnormal vitamin A metabolism, internal malignancies, autoimmune diseases, infection and trauma - are thought to be involved in the etiology. Recently, human immunodeficiency virus
The role of immune response modifiers is increasing in the treatment of dermatologic diseases. Imiquimod, a toll-like receptor agonist, results in up-regulation of proinflammatory cytokines for improved immune surveillance. Although topical use is generally well-tolerated, imiquimod can potentially
A 45-year-old previously healthy man presented with minimally itchy spiny papular lesions of 3 years' duration and discharging nodular cystic lesions for the past 2 years. Initially, lesions appeared on his ears, followed by the gradual appearance of similar lesions over his face, back, and
METHODS
A 75-year-old woman, without a history of severe illness, developed an erythematosquamous skin disease on hands and forearms. After continued spreading of these cutaneous lesions, she was admitted to hospital, presenting with a generalised desquamating erythrodermia and marked
The patient was a 23-year-old woman with HTLV-I carrier and was diagnosed as pityriasis rubra pilaris soon after her birth. In November 1990 at her age of 16, she began to have fever and polyarthralgia which were not improved despite the administration of antibiotics. Her laboratory findings showed
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
BACKGROUND
Erythroderma is a rare skin disorder that may be caused by a variety of underlying dermatoses, infections, systemic diseases and drugs.
METHODS
We reviewed the clinical, laboratory and biopsy material of 97 patients diagnosed with erythroderma who were treated in our department over a
Acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare toxicoderma characterised by an acute onset rash, with many sterile pustules on the surface, high fever and increased acute phase reactants. We report the case of a patient who presented to the dermatology department with an AGEP and
BACKGROUND
Erythroderma is a morphological reaction pattern of skin having many underlying causes and finding the etiology helps in the proper management of erythroderma cases.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical profile, etiology of erythroderma and to correlate clinical diagnosis with