Classical juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris

We report a case of a 9-year old male who presented with 2 months history of well-defined keratotic follicular papules on an erythematous base located on the scalp, face, trunk and extensor aspects of the extremities. Of the 5 clinical types of pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP), our patient was classified as type III or the classical juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris. Treatment modalities focused on the giving of topical corticosteroids, emolients and keratolytics which showed marked improvement on the cutaneous lesions.