The consensus among dermatologists is that 40% of all PRP cases are Juvenile Onset. Let’s take a closer look at the three types of Juvenile Onset PRP.
Classical Juvenile Onset PRP (Type 3)
❏½ Usually occurs between the ages of 5 and 10
❏½ Accounts for about 10 percent of all cases of PRP
❏½ Remission can occur sooner than Classic Adult Onset, Type 1
❏½ Average duration of Type 3 is one year
❏½ Odds: One in 4 million
Circumscribed Juvenile Onset PRP (Type 4)
❏½ Occurs in pre-pubertal children
❏½ Usually confined to palms, soles, knees and elbows
❏½ Accounts for about 25 percent of all cases of PRP
❏½ Occurs in pre-pubertal children (age less than 14)
❏½ Not a long-term affliction
❏½ Odds: One in 1.6 million
Atypical Juvenile Onset PRP (Type 5)
❏½ Occurs at birth or early in childhood, sometimes inherited
❏½ Accounts for about five percent of all cases of PRP
❏½ Most cases of “familial PRP” belong to this group.
❏½ Runs a chronic, long-term duration
❏½ Odds: One in 8 million.