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A Case of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Associated with Myasthenia Gravis

Author(s) -

Ümit Türsen

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of the turkish academy of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1307-394X

DOI - 10.6003/jtad.1261c4

Subject(s) - pityriasis rubra pilaris , myasthenia gravis , dermatology , medicine , immunology , psoriasis

Observation: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is characterized by redness of the skin, and scaling with a variable degree of pruritus. It may rarely coexist with various neuromuscular diseases. There are many reports of multiple diseases such as pemphigus, vitiligo, alopecia areata, systemic lupus erythematosus, lichen planus, Sjogren’s syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, lymphoma, and thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis (MG). We describe a patient with MG associated with PRP.

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