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Response of Juvenile Circumscribed Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris to Topical Tazarotene Treatment
Author(s) -
KARIMIANTEHERANI DANIELA,
PARISSA MASTAN,
TANEW ADRIAN
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00603.x
Subject(s) - pityriasis rubra pilaris , tazarotene , medicine , dermatology , juvenile , psoriasis , genetics , biology
We report juvenile circumscribed pityriasis rubra pilaris (type IV) in a 12‐year‐old Afghani girl in whom local therapy with tazarotene led to rapid, sustained remission. Tazarotene might be considered a useful treatment for circumscribed pityriasis rubra pilaris.