PITYRIASIS-RUBRA-PILARIS - A LONG-TERM STUDY OF 25 CASES

Authors
SANCHEZREGANA M CREUS L UMBERT P
Citation
M. Sanchezregana et al., PITYRIASIS-RUBRA-PILARIS - A LONG-TERM STUDY OF 25 CASES, EJD. European journal of dermatology, 4(8), 1994, pp. 593-597
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
EJD. European journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11671122
Volume
4
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
593 - 597
Database
ISI
SICI code
1167-1122(1994)4:8<593:P-ALSO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Twenty-five patients with pityriasis rubra pilaris diagnosed between 1 978 and 1992 were evaluated retrospectively. There were no sex differe nces. A bimodal age distribution was found (1st and 4th decades). Dist inctive features such as follicular keratosis and islands of apparentl y unaffected skin were found in 100% and 72% of all cases respectively and palmoplantar keratoderma in 52%. Low serum levels of zinc were de tected in four patients. Retinoids (especially etretinate) were the ma in therapeutic agents used.