Diseases

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

A chronic skin disease characterized by small follicular papules, disseminated reddish-brown scaly patches, and often, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The papules are about the size of a pin and topped by a horny plug.

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A chronic skin disease characterized by small follicular papules, disseminated reddish-brown scaly patches, and often, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The papules are about the size of a pin and topped by a horny plug.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

67; was PITYRIASIS RUBRA see under DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA 1963-66

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  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative (1966)

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  1. C17.800w.859w.600w.685w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010916. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010916
  2. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pityriasis_rubra_pilaris
  3. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766856