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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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Pityriasis rubra pilaris is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pityriasis rubra pilaris, or a subtype of Pityriasis rubra pilaris,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pityriasis rubra pilaris as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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