Pityriasis lichennoides et varioliformis acuta. A report of a case controlled by a high dose of tetracycline

Pityriasis lichenoides: Long‐term follow‐up study

“…4,8,15,16 Tetracycline derivatives are efficacious but are often avoided in children. [17][18][19] The efficacy of NBUVB for PL is widely reported, with response rates of approximately 90%. 2,[20][21][22][23][24] PUVA has similar efficacy.…”

“…Based on the literature, macrolide antibiotics have response rates of approximately 61%‐80% in individuals with PL, with response rates correlating with duration of treatment . Tetracycline derivatives are efficacious but are often avoided in children . The efficacy of NBUVB for PL is widely reported, with response rates of approximately 90% .…”

Febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease

“…Among the treatments oral antibiotic use is the most common. Several authors have published cases of complete healing with the use of tetracycline,58 69 erythromycin or70 71 ciprofloxacin 59. It is important to note that the efficiency can range from complete remission to no improvement.…”

The detection of Epstein Barr virus antibody in 'exanthematic' dermatoses with special reference to pityriasis lichenoides

“…The aetiology of pitryriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLVA) is still obscure but the literature abounds with evidence concerning the possible role of infective agents. These observations are based on reported epidemics of PLVA (Korovitski et al, 1964); in some, outbreaks of pityriasis rosea co-existing (Marshall, 1956); the response of PLVA to tetracycline (Shelley & Griffith, 1969); and surveys incriminating toxoplasma gondii as a common trigger in Bulgaria (Zlatkov & Andreev, 1972), yet not in Iowa (Ceilley & Zuehlke, 1976 suffering from PLVA who presented during a 12-month period when the incidence of PLVA also rose significantly, prompted this survey.…”