Open AccessPityriasis 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.