Here, we report a 31-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis who had generalised papulosquamous lesions especially on flexural areas, accompanying fever, malaise and muscle pain.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), is a sudden onset skin disease characterized by diffuse papulosquamous lesions with unknown etiology.
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Key Findings & Data:Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), is a sudden onset skin disease characterized by diffuse papulosquamous lesions with unknown etiology.
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Conclusion & Impact:Here, we report a 31-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis who had generalised papulosquamous lesions especially on flexural areas, accompanying fever, malaise and muscle pain.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), is a sudden onset skin disease characterized by diffuse papulosquamous lesions with unknown etiology. Here, we report a 31-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis who had generalised papulosquamous lesions especially on flexural areas, accompanying fever, malaise and muscle pain.
Özet
Pitriyazis likenoides et varioliformis akuta (PLEVA), ani başlayan, etyolojisi tam olarak bilinmeyen yaygın papüloskuamöz lezyonlar ile karakterize bir deri hastalığıdır. Burada özellikle fleksural alan- larda yoğunlaşan, yer yer nekrotik krutlu yaygın papüloskuamöz lezyonlar ile birlikte, ateş, halsizlik ve kas ağrıları olan 31 yaşında nörofibromatozisli bir PLEVA olgusu sunulmaktadır.
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ÇERMAN, A. A., ERKUL, J. A., KIVANÇ, İ. A., YALÇIN, Ö. (2015). Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta (PLEVA): case report. Şişli Etfal Hastanesi Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 49 - Sayı: 3, 214–217. https://ajindex.com/articles/364069
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