Varicella-zoster virus as a possible cause of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta.

Abstract

The etiologic agents for pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) are largely unknown, although it has been suggested that foreign antigens such as infectious agents are the pathogenic mechanism. We present a case suggesting a possible relationship between varicella-zoster virus and PLEVA.

• Authors: Eujin Cho, Hee Jin Jun, Sang Hyun Cho, Jeong Deuk Lee
• Journal: Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2014 Mar-Apr Vol. 31 Issue 2 Pg. 259-60 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22938395 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Roxithromycin

Topics

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (therapeutic use)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Biopsy
• Child
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Herpesvirus 3, Human (isolation & purification)
• Humans
• Pityriasis Lichenoides (diagnosis, drug therapy, virology)
• Roxithromycin (therapeutic use)