摘要
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare papulosquamous disease with typical onset during the first and fifth decades. The skin disorder normally starts on t he scalp and spreads caudally Within a few weeks. It often results in a generali zed erythroderma with sharply demarcated islands of sparing (“ nappes claires” ). A 65-year-old patient with severe PRP showed good clinical improvement a fter 8 months of treatment when treated with acitretin in combination with photo therapy and systemic glucocorticosteroids.
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare papulosquamous disease with typical onset during the first and fifth decades. The skin disorder normally starts on t he scalp and spreads caudally Within a few weeks. It often results in a generali zed erythroderma with sharply demarcated islands of sparing (“ nappes claires” ). A 65-year-old patient with severe PRP showed good clinical improvement a fter 8 months of treatment when treated with acitretin in combination with photo therapy and systemic glucocorticosteroids.
