Devergie's disease,[1]lichen ruber acuminatus,[1] and lichen ruber pilaris[1]
Arm with pityriasis rubra pilaris
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Dermatology
Pityriasis rubra pilaris refers to a group of chronic disorders characterized by reddish orange, scaling plaques and keratotic follicular papules.[2]: 442 Symptoms may include reddish-orange patches (Latin: rubra) on the skin, severe flaking (Latin: pityriasis), uncomfortable itching, thickening of the skin on the feet and hands, and thickened bumps around hair follicles (Latin: pilus for hair). For some, early symptoms may also include generalized swelling of the legs, feet and other parts of the body. PRP has a varied clinical progression and a varied rate of improvement. There is currently no known cause or cure for PRP.
It was first described by Marie-Guillaume-Alphonse Devergie in 1856,[3] and the condition is also known as Devergie's disease.[4]
^ abcRapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
^Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
^Devergie M. G. A. (1856). "[Pityriasis pilaris, a skin disease not described by dermatologists] (Pityriasis pilaris, maladie de la peau non décrite par les dermatologistes)". Gazette Hebdomadaire de Médecine et de Chirurgie, Paris (in French). 3: 197–201.
^M. G. A. Devergie and the eponymous named Devergie's disease at Who Named It?
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