Pityriasis rubra pilaris (Devergie's disease): clinical case

Abstract

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (Devergie's disease) is a rare chronic papulosquamous skin disease, it is of unknown etiology, leading to palmoplantar keratoderma, erythroderma and ectropion. Due to its rarity and difficulty in differentiating it with psoriasis, we are presenting our own observations and diagnostcis. We present a patient with a classical type 1 iasis rubra pilaris of a type I, whose condition improved significantly after treatment with systemic aromatic retinoids.

Keywords

• pityriasis rubra pilaris (Devergie's disease)