"Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.859.600.685
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris" by people in Profiles.
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Oral pityriasis rubra pilaris. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 May; 101(5):604-7.
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The clinical and histomorphological features of pityriasis rubra pilaris. A comparative analysis with psoriasis. J Cutan Pathol. 1997 Aug; 24(7):416-24.