The relationship between pityriasis rubra pilaris and inflammatory arthritis: case report and response of the arthritis to anti-tumor necrosis factor immunotherapy

Arthritis Rheum. 1999 Sep;42(9):1998-2001. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(199909)42:9<1998::AID-ANR28>3.0.CO;2-D.

Abstract

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) refers to a group of erythematous, scaling dermatologic conditions that have been associated with seronegative arthritis. We report a case of polyarthritis in a young man with PRP in which magnetic resonance imaging suggested an entheseal-based pathology for the joint disease. The arthritis, but not the skin condition, demonstrated dramatic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor immunotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis / complications*
  • Arthritis / therapy
  • CD4 Immunoadhesins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Male
  • Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / complications*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • CD4 Immunoadhesins
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha