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A PRP Newsletter Reborn

It’s time for me to resurrect the PRP newsletter. Twenty-four issues (an average of 24 pages per issue) were published between April, 2014 and October, 2015. It has taken me two and a half years to get myself to a point — mentally — where I can make another 24-issue commitment. The following webpage is an

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How to Use the PRP Survival Guide

From the Editor I was diagnosed with pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) on November 28, 2012 — nearly three months after a red spot appeared on my forehead. Someone from my dermatologist’s office called me to confirm the diagnosis and to schedule an appointment for the following day. All she shared with me was the proper spelling of pityriasis rubra pilaris. That evening

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FAQs — PRP Patient Profile Update

WHY DO WE NEED YOUR PROFILE? As patient advocates an ultra-rare skin disease, the PRP  community — individually and collectively —cannot depend on healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies and other third parties to organize us. It is our responsibility! The PRP community is uniquely positioned to gather the “core data” that teaching hospitals need to recruit

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Asking Dr. Google?

From the Editor… As a rule, PRP patients and caregivers are given the proper spelling of pityriasis rubra pillars, the acronym “PRP” and a referral to Dr. Internet. Some of us reach out to Dr. Yahoo. Others seek out Dr. Google. It doesn’t take long for us to learn that using PRP doesn’t work. Enter “PRP” and the

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Disclaimer

The PRP Survival Guide is designed for educational purposes only and not for the purpose of rendering medical advice. It is not the intention of the PRP Survival Guide to provide specific medical advice, but rather to provide users with information to better understand and manage the burden of pityriasis rubra pilaris on body, mind and spirit. No individual

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