Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Introduction: Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Description of Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (medical condition): A chronic inflammatory skin condition...more »

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Pityriasis rubra pilaris: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Pityriasis rubra pilaris: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Related Topics

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Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Pityriasis rubra pilaris is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Pityriasis rubra pilaris, or a subtype of Pityriasis rubra pilaris, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pityriasis rubra pilaris as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Pityriasis rubra pilaris as a Disease

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (medical condition): See Pityriasis rubra pilaris (disease information).
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Related Diseases

Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Pityriasis rubra pilaris is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Skin conditions

More information on medical condition: Pityriasis rubra pilaris:

• Information about Pityriasis rubra pilaris
• Basic Summary for Pityriasis rubra pilaris
• Symptoms of Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Pityriasis rubra pilaris:

• scaling plaques
• keratotic follicular papules

Terms associated with Pityriasis rubra pilaris:

Terms Similar to Pityriasis rubra pilaris:

• Devergie's disease
• Lichen ruber acuminatus

Source: Diseases Database

• Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris
• PRP
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris--familial type

Source - NIH

Broader terms for Pityriasis rubra pilaris

• Pityriasis

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Pityriasis rubra pilaris

The following list attempts to classify Pityriasis rubra pilaris into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
      • Pityriasis
        • Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Psoriasis and similar disorders
• OTHER INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
• DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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Source: Diseases Database

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