Asymptomatic, Reddish Papules and Pustules with Hemorrhagic Crust on the Trunk of a Girl: Answer of the Last Issue's Case Question

768 ityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) is a cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology and characterized by a generalized eruption of acute onset, consisting of papular lesions that undergo central vesiculation which may ulcerate and resolve with hemorrhagic crusts.1,2 Although descriptions of this disorder had been made many times previously, term “PLEVA” was first described in 1925 by Habermann.3

[1]  N. Balato,et al.  Successful association in the treatment of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta , 2009, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV.

[2]  S. Wahie,et al.  Pityriasis lichenoides: the differences between children and adults , 2007, The British journal of dermatology.

[3]  M. Akiyama,et al.  An infantile case of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta , 2007, The British journal of dermatology.

[4]  E. Warshaw,et al.  Pityriasis lichenoides and its subtypes. , 2006, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

[5]  T. Lotti,et al.  Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta during pregnancy , 2001, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.