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Pityriasis lichenoides
An acute inflammatory papule in pityriasis lichenoides acuta

Pityriasis lichenoides

An acute inflammatory papule in pityriasis lichenoides acuta  


Keywords: PLEVA, Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, Red scaly plaque



What is pityriasis lichenoides?

Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is an uncommon cutaneous rash of uncertain aetiology. The acute form, pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), and the chronic form, pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC), sit at either end of a disease spectrum with many patients showing overlapping features.

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