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Keratosis pilaris rubra successfully treated with topical sirolimus: Report of a case and review of the literature
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Keratosis pilaris rubra successfully treated with topical sirolimus: Report of a case and review of the literature

Alexandra Eckburg, Tiana Kazemi and Sheilagh Maguiness
Pediatric dermatology, Vol.39(3), pp.429-431
05/2022
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14963
PMCID: PMC9544444
PMID: 35229903
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Abstract

Keratosis pilaris rubra (KPR) is a subtype of keratosis pilaris (KP) presenting with numerous “grainlike” follicular papules in a background of confluent erythema most often affecting the face and upper extremities with persistence beyond puberty. Treatment has remained challenging with inconsistent benefit from topical therapies such as emollients, keratolytics, corticosteroids, and retinoids, though case reports documenting success with pulsed dye laser therapy have been found. We present a case of KPR in a 15‐year‐old boy who was successfully treated with topical sirolimus 1% cream.
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