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Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta after vaccination

Author(s) -

Moriwaki Masaya,

Tanaka Akio,

Tanaka Maiko,

Takahagi Shunsuke,

Hide Michihiro

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of cutaneous immunology and allergy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2574-4593

DOI - 10.1002/cia2.12002

Subject(s) - medicine , rubella , dermatology , measles , rash , vaccination , etiology , immunology , pathology

The etiology of pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is unknown. One of the accepted theories suggests that PL is a lymphoproliferative disease or inflammatory reaction triggered by an antigenic stimulus, such as a virus or other infectious agent. We report the case of a 13‐month‐old girl who developed PL et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) 7 days after taking the vaccine against measles–rubella (MR), haemophilus influenzae b (Hib), and pneumococcus.

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