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Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México
Print version ISSN 1665-1146
Abstract
MARIN-HERNANDEZ, Eduardo et al. Acute lichenoid and varioliform pityriasis in a pediatric patient. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2023, vol.80, n.2, pp.144-151. Epub June 12, 2023. ISSN 1665-1146. https://doi.org/10.24875/bmhim.22000043.
Background:
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) is a rare dermatosis recognized as a benign condition of unknown etiopathogenesis. It is more common in pediatric patients and young adults and is characterized by multiple small or large erythematous plaques spread over the trunk and extremities.
Case report:
We describe the case of a 5-year-old male, previously healthy, with multiple erythematous lesions that disappeared leaving hypopigmented macules. The biopsy reported histological changes suggestive of mycosis fungoides. After a second revision of lamellae in this hospital, lymphocytic vasculitis (LV) with focal epidermal necrosis consistent with acute pityriasis lichenoides (PL) was identified.
Conclusions:
The existing knowledge about PLEVA lacks a consensus in specifying its classification, etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, so this clinical condition represents a medical challenge. The diagnosis is made by clinical suspicion and confirmed by histology. The objective of this article was to report a case of PLEVA with an atypical presentation due to its histopathological findings, being the first report showing LV in children, as well as a review of the literature.
Keywords : Lymphocytic vasculitis; Acute lichenoid and varioliform pityriasis; Pityriasis lichenoid.