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Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is a disease of the immune system. It is the more severe version of pityriasis lichenoides chronica. The disease is characterized by rashes and small lesions on the skin. The disease is more common in males and usually occurs in young adulthood, although it has been seen in every age group and every ...
Pityriasis lichenoides represents a distinct subset of inflammatory skin disorders that includes pityriasis lichenoides chronica, febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease, and pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA).
There is no standard treatment for pityriasis lichenoides chronica. Treatments may include ultraviolet phototherapy, sun exposure, oral antibiotics, and corticosteroid creams and ointments to treat rash and itching. [3] [5] One study identified the enzyme bromelain as an effective therapeutic option for pityriasis lichenoides chronica. [6]
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, a disease of the immune system; Pityriasis rosea, a type of skin rash Pityriasis circinata, Pityriasis rubra pilaris, reddish-orange patches (Latin: rubra) on the skin; Pityriasis versicolor, a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities, usually caused by a fungus
Parapsoriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; Parapsoriasis varioliformis; Pityriasis lichenoides; Pityriasis lichenoides chronica;
Pityriasis lichenoides. Pityriasis lichenoides chronica; Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; Lymphomatoid papulosis; See also. Mycosis Fungoides;
Large plaque parapsoriasis are skin lesions that may be included in the modern scheme of cutaneous conditions described as parapsoriasis. [2] These lesions, called plaques, may be irregularly round-shaped to oval and are 10 cm (4 in) or larger in diameter. [2]
Small plaque parapsoriasis characteristically occurs with skin lesions that are round, oval, discrete patches or thin plaques, mainly on the trunk. [2]: 452 [3]: 207 [4]