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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP)

  • Figure 2.5 A: Guttate psoriasis B: Acropustulosis of infancy C: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Getz)
    Figure 2.5
    A: Guttate psoriasis
    B: Acropustulosis of infancy
    C: Pityriasis rubra pilaris
    (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Getz)
    Three juvenile forms in addition to two adult forms (I/II)
   
 
 
Classic Juvenile
Form (III)
Resembles classic adult form but with early onset (first 2 years of life); most resolve within 3 years; 10% cases
 
Circumscribed
Juvenile Form (IV)
Lesions on extensor surfaces and present in prepubertal years; 25% cases (50% persist into adulthood)
 
Atypical Juvenile
Form (V)
Similar to type III + scleroderma-like changes of hands/feet, familial basis; presents in early childhood with unrelenting course; 5% cases
 
   


 

 

 

 

 

 

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