16180 Clinical and histopathologic features of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta in association with malignancy: An observational study

Abstract

Background: Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) is a rare cutaneous inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Although PLEVA is generally accepted as a disease with a benign clinical course, rare reports of the development of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma exist. It is unknown whether PLEVA may be associated with other forms of malignancy. We report 10 cases of paraneoplastic PLEVA in association with extracutaneous malignancies.