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Pityriasis lichenoides

MedGen UID:
102482
•Concept ID:
C0162853
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Pityriasis Lichenoides
SNOMED CT: Parapsoriasis guttata (10057001); Guttate parapsoriasis (10057001); Pityriasis lichenoides (200983001); Parapsoriasis en gouttes (200983001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024249

Definition

A rare cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology that can present either as an acute condition, with multiple papular lesions which become vesicular and necrotic (pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta) or chronic, with small, scaling papules (pityriasis lichenoides chronica). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPityriasis lichenoides

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The role of eosinophils in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases.
Caro-Chang LA, Fung MA
Hum Pathol 2023 Oct;140:101-128. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.03.017. PMID: 37003367
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Pityriasis Lichenoides in Childhood: Review of Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options.
Geller L, Antonov NK, Lauren CT, Morel KD, Garzon MC
Pediatr Dermatol 2015 Sep-Oct;32(5):579-92. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1111/pde.12581. PMID: 25816855

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oral erythromycin in pityriasis lichenoides chronica and pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta.
Chen Y, Zhao M, Xiang X, Wang Z, Xu Z, Ma L
Dermatol Ther 2020 May;33(3):e13311. Epub 2020 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/dth.13311. PMID: 32174014
Pityriasis lichenoides: Long-term follow-up study.
Zang JB, Coates SJ, Huang J, Vonderheid EC, Cohen BA
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Mar;35(2):213-219. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/pde.13396. PMID: 29315771
Past, present and future of cutaneous lymphomas.
Cerroni L
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 Jan;34(1):3-14. Epub 2016 Nov 28 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.11.001. PMID: 27979336
Paraviral exanthems.
Fölster-Holst R, Zawar VP, Chuh A
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016 Jun;14(6):601-11. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1184084. PMID: 27144956
Pityriasis lichenoides and its subtypes.
Bowers S, Warshaw EM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 Oct;55(4):557-72; quiz 573-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.058. PMID: 17010734

Diagnosis

Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Paraviral exanthems.
Fölster-Holst R, Zawar VP, Chuh A
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016 Jun;14(6):601-11. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1184084. PMID: 27144956
Interface dermatitis.
Joshi R
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2013 May-Jun;79(3):349-59. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.110780. PMID: 23619439
Pityriasis lichenoides and its subtypes.
Bowers S, Warshaw EM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 Oct;55(4):557-72; quiz 573-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.058. PMID: 17010734
Pityriasis lichenoides.
Patel DG, Kihiczak G, Schwartz RA, Janniger CK, Lambert WC
Cutis 2000 Jan;65(1):17-20, 23. PMID: 10664870

Therapy

Lymphomatoid Papulosis and Other Lymphoma-Like Diseases.
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
A systematic review of treatments for pityriasis lichenoides.
Bellinato F, Maurelli M, Gisondi P, Girolomoni G
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Nov;33(11):2039-2049. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15813. PMID: 31318465
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Pityriasis lichenoides: Long-term follow-up study.
Zang JB, Coates SJ, Huang J, Vonderheid EC, Cohen BA
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Mar;35(2):213-219. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/pde.13396. PMID: 29315771
Paraviral exanthems.
Fölster-Holst R, Zawar VP, Chuh A
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016 Jun;14(6):601-11. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1184084. PMID: 27144956

Prognosis

Lymphomatoid Papulosis and Other Lymphoma-Like Diseases.
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Pityriasis lichenoides: Long-term follow-up study.
Zang JB, Coates SJ, Huang J, Vonderheid EC, Cohen BA
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Mar;35(2):213-219. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/pde.13396. PMID: 29315771
Paraviral exanthems.
Fölster-Holst R, Zawar VP, Chuh A
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016 Jun;14(6):601-11. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1184084. PMID: 27144956
Pityriasis lichenoides.
Patel DG, Kihiczak G, Schwartz RA, Janniger CK, Lambert WC
Cutis 2000 Jan;65(1):17-20, 23. PMID: 10664870

Clinical prediction guides

Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy for pityriasis lichenoides: A real-life experience.
Agaoglu E, Erdogan HK, Acer E, Saracoglu ZN, Bilgin M
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2023 Sep;39(5):520-526. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1111/phpp.12895. PMID: 37340660
Oral erythromycin in pityriasis lichenoides chronica and pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta.
Chen Y, Zhao M, Xiang X, Wang Z, Xu Z, Ma L
Dermatol Ther 2020 May;33(3):e13311. Epub 2020 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/dth.13311. PMID: 32174014
Lymphomatoid Papulosis and Other Lymphoma-Like Diseases.
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
Macrolides in chronic inflammatory skin disorders.
Alzolibani AA, Zedan K
Mediators Inflamm 2012;2012:159354. Epub 2012 May 17 doi: 10.1155/2012/159354. PMID: 22685371Free PMC Article
Lichenoid eruptions in children.
Tilly JJ, Drolet BA, Esterly NB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 Oct;51(4):606-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.12.012. PMID: 15389198

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of the efficacies and adverse effects of treatments for pityriasis lichenoides.
Jung F, Sibbald C, Bohdanowicz M, Ingram JR, Piguet V
Br J Dermatol 2020 Dec;183(6):1026-1032. Epub 2020 May 10 doi: 10.1111/bjd.18977. PMID: 32112390
A systematic review of treatments for pityriasis lichenoides.
Bellinato F, Maurelli M, Gisondi P, Girolomoni G
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Nov;33(11):2039-2049. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15813. PMID: 31318465
Phototherapy for Pityriasis Lichenoides in the Pediatric Population: A Review of the Published Literature.
Maranda EL, Smith M, Nguyen AH, Patel VN, Schachner LA, Joaquin JJ
Am J Clin Dermatol 2016 Dec;17(6):583-591. doi: 10.1007/s40257-016-0216-2. PMID: 27502793
Lymphomatoid Papulosis in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Wieser I, Wohlmuth C, Nunez CA, Duvic M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2016 Aug;17(4):319-27. doi: 10.1007/s40257-016-0192-6. PMID: 27138554

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