title: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP): report of four cases.
abstract: Four patients with pityriasis rubra pilaris are reported. The diagnosis in each was based upon well-recognized clinical features. Two of them, a mother and son, had the disease since childhood and were marked by relative remission in spring and exacerbation in autumn. Moderate to severe pruritus was a common dominator. Erythroderma was a presenting feature in one case. Although histopathology was considered imperative, it only supplemented the clinical expression. Vitamin A in heavy dosage, supplemented by vitamin E and stanozolol in tandem, was the mainstay of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D013197:Stanozolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D013197:Stanozolol