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Descriptor English: Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
Descriptor Spanish: Pitiriasis Rubra Pilaris
Descriptor pitiriasis rubra pilaris
Scope note: Enfermedad crónica de la piel que se caracteriza por pápulas foliculares pequeñas, parches escamosos de color pardo-rojizo, y a menudo hiperqueratosis palmoplantar. Las pápulas tienen el tamaño de un alfiler y su punta está endurecida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pitiríase Rubra Pilar
Descriptor French: Pityriasis rubra pilaire
Tree number(s): C17.800.859.600.685
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010916
Scope note: A chronic skin disease characterized by small follicular papules, disseminated reddish-brown scaly patches, and often, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The papules are about the size of a pin and topped by a horny plug.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dermatitis, Exfoliative (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67; was PITYRIASIS RUBRA see under DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA 1963-66
Online Note: use DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA to search PITYRIASIS RUBRA 1966
History Note: 67; was PITYRIASIS RUBRA see under DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA 1963-66
DeCS ID: 11347
Unique ID: D010916
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris - Preferred
Concept UI M0016926
Scope note A chronic skin disease characterized by small follicular papules, disseminated reddish-brown scaly patches, and often, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The papules are about the size of a pin and topped by a horny plug.
Preferred term Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris



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