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

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

Dermatopathology (Basel). 2022 Jul 5;9(3):244-250. doi: 10.3390/dermatopathology9030028.

Authors

Henriette De La Garza¹, Elie Saliba^{1

2}, Monica Rosales Santillan¹, Candice Brem¹, Neelam A Vashi^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
³ Boston Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA 02130, USA.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: CD30; COVID-19; PLEVA; azithromycin; pityriasis lichenoides; pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; rash.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.