PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS

Course overview

PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS (PRP) IS A RARE INFLAMMATORY PAPULOSQUAMOUS DISORDER OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY. THERE ARE 6 STRIKINGLY DISTINCT SUBTYPES THAT OCCUR IN BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS NOTED ACROSS ALL SUBTYPES INCLUDE DISTINCT, WELL-DEMARCATED PLAQUES OF VARIOUS SIZES WITH CHARACTERISTIC REDDISH-ORANGE HUE, WHICH MAY HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF THE SCALE. MORE GENERALIZED SUBTYPES OFTEN DEMONSTRATE INTERVENING AREAS OF UNAFFECTED SKIN, KNOWN AS "ISLANDS OF SPARING," WHICH IS A SIGNATURE CHARACTERISTIC OF PRP. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.