Pérez PJ, Charro ML, Grasa JMP, Carapeto MPFJ

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ABSTRACT

Pityrisis lichenoides (PL) is a skin disorder of unkown etiology, that mainly affects children and young adults. Its characterized by eruptions of pink, orange or purpuric papules that undergo central vesiculation, may ulcerate and resolve with haemorrhagic crusts.The eruption may be asymptomatic or sometimes acompained by severe itching, fever and malaise.
Pityriasis lichenoides is perhaps best considered a disease spectrum with acute and chronic types: pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformes acuta (PLEVA) and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC).
The treatmen includes topical corticosteroids, oral antibiotic, psoralen,ultraviolet A. UVB, methotrexate, sulphone, pentoxifyline…

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