Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta as a Complication of COVID-19 Infection

Henriette De La Garza; Elie Saliba; Monica Rosales Santillan; Candice Brem; Neelam A. Vashi

doi:10.3390/dermatopathology9030028

Dermatopathology (Jul 2022)

Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta as a Complication of COVID-19 Infection

Henriette De La Garza,
Elie Saliba,
Monica Rosales Santillan,
Candice Brem,
Neelam A. Vashi

Affiliations

Henriette De La Garza: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Elie Saliba: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Monica Rosales Santillan: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Candice Brem: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Neelam A. Vashi: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology9030028
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 244 – 250

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Pityriasis lichenoides is an acute and/or chronic skin disease associated with recurrent erythematous papules that self-resolve. While its etiology is unknown, preceding viral infection may play a role. We present an atypical case of a 40-year-old woman with pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta as a complication of a COVID-19 infection.

Published in Dermatopathology

ISSN: 2296-3529 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/dermatopathology

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