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Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica

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European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments

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Abstract

Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is an uncommon, acquired skin condition. It represents a unique group of inflammatory skin disorders that include pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA or Mucha-Habermann disease) and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC). PLEVA and PLC are two ends of a disease spectrum. Topical corticosteroids, phototherapy and oral tetracycline or erythromycin are the most recommended treatments for pityriasis liichenoides chornica.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain

    Paloma Borregón

  2. Department of Dermatology, University Clinic of Navarra, School of Medicine, 4209, Pamplona, 31008, Spain

    Agustín España

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  1. Paloma Borregón
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  1. Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Andreas D. Katsambas  & Clio Dessinioti  & 

  2. University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  3. Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare Rigenerativa (CSRMR), Rome, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Unit of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Angelo Massimiliano D’Erme

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Borregón, P., España, A. (2015). Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D’Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45139-7_75

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