Volume 24, Issue 102, March - April, 2020

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP): A case report of Type II

Malak S. Rajeh¹, Mariyyah A. Al -gethami¹, Mariam A. Andijani¹, Lina M. Alsehly¹, Khalid A. Al hawsawi^2♦

¹Faculty of Medicine, Um Al-qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
²Department of dermatology, King Abdulaziz hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Consultant dermatologist, Head of dermatology department, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: hawsawik2002@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare idiopathic papulosquamous inflammatory disorder. There are 6 distinct subtypes of PRP. Here we report a case with type II PRP. A 45-year-old male presented with 8 months history of recurrent very itchy skin lesions. Skin examination revealed multiple well defined scaly erythematous patches on his scalp, back and chest. A 4 mm punch kin biopsy shows hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, thick and shortened rete redges. A diagnosis of pityriasis rubra pilaris type II was made. The Patient was started on acitretin 25 mg capsules once daily, topical betamethasone diprpionate 0.05% ointment once daily with excellent response.

Keywords: : Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, Psoriasis, Lichen ruberpilaris, Devergie disease, Lichen ruberacuminatus

Medical Science, 2020, 24(102), 686-690

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