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Professor, Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran AND Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Associate Professor, Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare skin disease characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis and prefollicular erythema with islands of normal skin scattered among erythematous patches with desquamation.Case Report: In this case report, we present a 30-year-old man who developed pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) following exposure to dolomite.Conclusion: The diagnosis of PRP was confirmed histologically and the patient was successfully treated with acitretin and cyclosporine.
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Iraji,F. , Siadat,A. H. and Nilforoushzadeh,M. A. (2015). Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Following Exposure to Dolomite. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 32(319), 2421-2424.
MLA
Iraji,F. , , Siadat,A. H. , and Nilforoushzadeh,M. A. . "Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Following Exposure to Dolomite", Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 32, 319, 2015, 2421-2424.
HARVARD
Iraji F., Siadat A. H., Nilforoushzadeh M. A. (2015). 'Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Following Exposure to Dolomite', Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 32(319), pp. 2421-2424.
CHICAGO
F. Iraji, A. H. Siadat and M. A. Nilforoushzadeh, "Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Following Exposure to Dolomite," Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 32 319 (2015): 2421-2424,
VANCOUVER
Iraji F., Siadat A. H., Nilforoushzadeh M. A. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Following Exposure to Dolomite. JIMS, 2015; 32(319): 2421-2424.
