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Features:<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref> | Features:<ref name=pmid24783259>{{Cite journal | last1 = Marrouche | first1 = N. | last2 = Kurban | first2 = M. | last3 = Kibbi | first3 = AG. | last4 = Abbas | first4 = O. | title = Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon. | journal = Int J Dermatol | volume = 53 | issue = 4 | pages = 434-9 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24783259 }}</ref> | ||
*Alterating [[orthokeratosis]] and [[parakeratosis]] - known as "checkerboard pattern". | *Alterating [[orthokeratosis]] and [[parakeratosis]] - known as "checkerboard pattern". | ||
*Marked uniform [[acanthosis]] with broad dermal papillae and broad epidermal ridges | *Marked uniform [[acanthosis]] with broad dermal papillae and broad epidermal ridges. | ||
*Follicular plugging. | *Follicular plugging. | ||
*+/-Eosinophils (common). | *+/-Eosinophils (common). | ||
*Scattered foci of [[ | *Scattered foci of [[acantholysis]].<ref name=pmid23286804/> | ||
*Occasional mild spongiosis. | |||
DDx | ==Histologic DDx== | ||
*Psoriasis vulgaris.<ref name=pmid18418089>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brinster | first1 = NK. | title = Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part I). | journal = Adv Anat Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | pages = 76-96 | month = Mar | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAP.0b013e3181664e8d | PMID = 18418089 }}</ref> | *Psoriasis vulgaris.<ref name=pmid18418089>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brinster | first1 = NK. | title = Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part I). | journal = Adv Anat Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | pages = 76-96 | month = Mar | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAP.0b013e3181664e8d | PMID = 18418089 }}</ref> | ||
*Darier disease. | *Darier disease. | ||
*Seborrhoeic dermatitis. | *Seborrhoeic dermatitis. | ||
*[[Dermatophtosis|Fungal infection]]. | |||
==Associated Diagnoses== | |||
*HIV infection - recalcitrant PRP | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 29 September 2014
| Pityriasis rubra pilaris | |
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| LM | alterating orthokeratosis and parakeratosis (known as "checkerboard pattern"), marked uniform acanthosis with broad dermal papillae and broad epidermal ridges, , +/-eosinophils (common), follicular plugging, scattered foci of acantholysis (common), occasional mild spongiosis |
| LM DDx | fungal infection, Psoriasis, Darier disease, seborrhoeic dermatitis |
| Stains | PASD -ve (to r/o fungal infections) |
| Gross | salmon-coloured plaques, well-demarcated |
| Site | skin - see inflammatory skin disorders |
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| Associated Dx | HIV infection - recalcitrant PRP |
| Clinical history | Classic adult - self-limited exfoliative, erythematous dermatitis that starts over the head and neck and extends downwards forming orange plaques with spared islands of normal skin, follicular hyperkeratosis, palmar involvement with orange hyperkeratosis. |
| Prevalence | uncommon |
| Treatment | retinoids, methotrexate and others |
Pityriasis rubra pilaris, abbreviated PRP, is an uncommon inflammatory skin disorder.
General
- Uncommon.[1]
- Typically sporadic, may be familial.[2]
- Bimodal age distribution:[3]
- Children: <10 years.
- Adults: 40s and 50s.
Treatment:
- Retinoids, methotrexate and others.[3]
Gross
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Alterating orthokeratosis and parakeratosis - known as "checkerboard pattern".
- Marked uniform acanthosis with broad dermal papillae and broad epidermal ridges.
- Follicular plugging.
- +/-Eosinophils (common).
- Scattered foci of acantholysis.[4]
- Occasional mild spongiosis.
Histologic DDx
- Psoriasis vulgaris.[5]
- Darier disease.
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis.
- Fungal infection.
Associated Diagnoses
- HIV infection - recalcitrant PRP
Images
Stains
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marrouche, N.; Kurban, M.; Kibbi, AG.; Abbas, O. (Apr 2014). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris: clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon.". Int J Dermatol 53 (4): 434-9. PMID 24783259.
- ↑ Mercer, JM.; Pushpanthan, C.; Anandakrishnan, C.; Landells, ID.. "Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris: case report and review.". J Cutan Med Surg 17 (4): 226-32. PMID 23815954.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Klein, A.; Landthaler, M.; Karrer, S. (2010). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris: a review of diagnosis and treatment.". Am J Clin Dermatol 11 (3): 157-70. doi:10.2165/11530070-000000000-00000. PMID 20184391.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Leger, M.; Newlove, T.; Robinson, M.; Patel, R.; Meehan, S.; Ramachandran, S. (Dec 2012). "Pityriasis rubra pilaris.". Dermatol Online J 18 (12): 14. PMID 23286804.
- ↑ Brinster, NK. (Mar 2008). "Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part I).". Adv Anat Pathol 15 (2): 76-96. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e3181664e8d. PMID 18418089.