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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]
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a class of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a type of cancer of the immune system. Unlike most non-Hodgkin lymphomas (which are generally B-cell-related), CTCL is caused by a mutation of T cells. The cancerous T cells in the body initially migrate to the skin, causing various lesions to appear.
The clinical examination of the skin is used to diagnose and distinguish between the various forms of pityriasis lichenoides. For pityriasis lichenoides, a skin biopsy followed by a histopathologic examination is a confirmatory procedure. Histologically, interface dermatitis with a noticeable lymphocytic infiltrate is the hallmark of pityriasis ...
Pityriasis lichenoides (PL, PLC, PLVA) Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder; Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia [1] Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases; Castleman disease; X-linked lymphoproliferative disease; Primary cutaneous acral CD8 positive T cell ...
Pityriasis lichenoides; Pityriasis lichenoides chronica; Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; Plasmablastic lymphoma; Plasmacytoma; Pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma;
Types of lymphomatoid papulosis [6]; A Wedge-shaped clusters of large atypical lymphocytes that are CD30+, interspersed with a mixed inflammatory infiltrate of neutrophils, histiocytes, and eosinophils.
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 chronica ... Melanoma is a malignant proliferation of melanocytes and the most aggressive type of skin cancer. [80] [81] [82]