[Acute juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris in a 2-year-old child].
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare idiopathic erythematosquamous disorder. Griffiths proposed five clinical and prognostic forms: (1) classic adult, (2) atypical adult, (3) classic juvenile, (4) circumscribed juvenile and (5) atypical juvenile. A 2 1/2 year old boy presented with type 3 PRP; as is typical, the skin eruption was preceded by an infectious disorder. Although type 3 PRP normally shows spontaneous resolution after several months to years, our young patient had a severe and protracted course, only responding to systemic retinoids.
Thölke
Adina
A
Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie am Klinikum Mannheim gGmbH, Universitätsklinikum der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. adine.thoelke@haut.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Feller
Gabriele
G
Schadendorf
Dirk
D
Goerdt
Sergij
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D012176:Retinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D012176:Retinoids