@Article{Omulecki2013,
journal="Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny",
issn="0033-2526",
volume="100",
number="1",
year="2013",
title="Pityriasis rubra pilaris – juvenile type IV. Case report",
abstract=" Introduction.   pityriasis rubra pilaris  (PRP) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that have in common follicular keratotic papules, branny scales and erythema. Five types of PRP can be distinguished. Types I and II occur in adults (classical disseminated and atypical form), while types III-V represent juvenile forms of PRP (classical, circumscribed and atypical). In type IV juvenile PRP keratotic circumscribed plaques are located mainly on elbows, knees and ankles.   Objective . To present the case of a 15-year-old boy with juvenile type IV, limited  pityriasis rubra pilaris , to facilitate recognition of such cases.   Case report.  The 15-year-old boy has had for five years well-circumscribed erythematous plaques with follicular keratotic papules and pityriasiform scaling located on elbows, knees and ankles. He has been diagnosed with psoriasis. The clinical and histopathological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of type IV  pityriasis rubra pilaris . We began the treatment with emollients and adapalene. The boy was under observation.   Conclusions .  pityriasis rubra pilaris  like lesions on elbows and knees should be differentiated with psoriasis.",
author="Omulecki, Anastazy
and Walczak-Koszela, Iwona",
pages="36--39",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Pityriasis-rubra-pilaris-juvenile-type-IV-Case-report,56,20257,1,1.html"
}