Ueber Pustulosis acuta varioliformis

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta after influenza vaccine*

The etiology of pityriasis lichenoides is unknown. One of the accepted theories admits that PL is an inflammatory response to extrinsic antigens such as infectious agents, drugs and vaccines. In recent medical literature, only the MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) was associated with the occurrence of this disease. We present a case of a male, 12 year old healthy patient who, five days a...

Pityriasis Lichenoides Et Varioliformis Acuta (Mucha-Habermann Disease)

[Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (Mucha-Habermann disease)].

Patients with the skin disorder pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) develop recurrent, self-healing papulonecrotic lesions that contain infiltrates of cytologically and antigenically normal T lymphocytes. DNA extracted from the lesions of 3 patients with PLEVA was analyzed for rearrangement of beta-T-cell receptor genes for the purpose of assessing the clonality of T lymphocyt...

Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta and Psoriasis Vulgaris: Mere Coincidence or a Rare Association?

Correspondence To the Editor: A 23‑year‑old otherwise healthy male presented with diffuse, erythematous, nonpruritic papules on the trunk and extremities, which gradually developed over 1 month [Figure 1a and 1b]. The patient was afebrile and had no other systemic symptoms. His personal and family histories were unremarkable. He denied any drug intake or episode of infection before the onset. H...

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta in a 2-year-old boy.

A 10-year-old boy presented with a persistent rash that began several months earlier as recurrent crops of papules and a few vesicles with crusting. Varicella was initially diagnosed, and the patient was treated unsuccessfully with over-the-counter drying lotions. The patient denied systemic symptoms and pruritus and was in his usual state of health otherwise. Review of systems, family history,...