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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Responsive to Ascorbic Acid
Author(s) -
Irgang Samuel
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1968.tb01606.x
Subject(s) - pityriasis rubra pilaris , ascorbic acid , medicine , vitamin c , vitamin , dermatology , concomitant , economic shortage , surgery , food science , chemistry , psoriasis , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
SUMMARY A case of pityriasis rubra pilaris with concomitant ascorbic acid deficiency is presented in an elderly Negro woman. Vitamin shortage was incidental but treatment with vitamin C yielded favourable results; spontaneous resolution seemed unlikely. Addition of vitamin A in less than optimal dose checked a mild cutaneous relapse and enhanced further the involuting process. Conjoint administration of vitamins A and C may prove ideal in management of pityriasis rubra pilaris. The therapeutic value of ascorbic add in this dermatosis warrants further study.