Pityrisasis rubra pilaris

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Description This chapter describes the dermoscopy of pityriasus rubra pilaris
Author(s) Sabine Ludwig · Aimilios Lallas
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Status update July 11, 2017
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris

Whitish keratotic plugs and linear vessels either solely or mixed with dotted vessels on a yellowish background are the most frequent dermoscopic features reported for pityriasis rubra pilaris.[1] This observation suggests that pityriasis rubra pilaris shows no typical characteristics of psoriasis, which is the most common differential diagnosis. [2] [1] [3]


  1. 1.0 1.1 Abdel-Azim et al.: Differentiation of pityriasis rubra pilaris from plaque psoriasis by dermoscopy. Arch. Dermatol. Res. 2017;309:311-314. PMID: 28280914. DOI.
  2. López-Gómez et al.: Dermoscopy of circumscribed juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 2015;72:S58-9. PMID: 25500045. DOI.
  3. Lallas et al.: Photoletter to the editor: Dermoscopy for discriminating between pityriasis rubra pilaris and psoriasis. J Dermatol Case Rep 2013;7:20-2. PMID: 23580911. DOI.
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