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The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

Ewha Med J 1989; 12(1):63-67

pISSN: 1598-7450

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1989.12.1.63

Case Report

Two Cases of Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta were Treated by Tetracyclines, Etretinates

Joung Ok Lee, Jeong Hee Hahm, Hong Il Kook
Corresponding author: Hong Il Kook. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright ⓒ 1989. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

We present two cases of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta occurring on the whole body. The case 1 was a 13 year old male who have had papulosqamous, hemorrhagic lesions and were treated by tetracyclines. The other case was a 32 year old female who have had scaly erythematous papules and were treated by etretinates.

Keywords: Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; Tetracyclines; Etretinate