Treatment of pityriasis rubra pilaris with pimecrolimus cream 1%.

J Drugs Dermatol

University of Athens Medical School, Department of Dermatology, A Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Published: March 2007

Pityriasis rubra pillaris is an uncommon idiopathic dermatosis considered both a keratinization and an inflammatory disorder. Treatment is largely based on the information presented in case reports. We report the case of a young man with pityriasis rubra pillaris limited to the scalp and face, which cleared completely after application of pimecrolimus 1% cream for 2 weeks.

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