Korean J Dermatol.  1982 Feb;20(1):53-57.

Emollient Phototherapy of Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica

• Park KC
• Yang JM
• Kim KJ
• Lee SC
• Ahn KJ
• Kim WS

Abstract

Pityriasis lichenoides Chronica is a cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology and characterized pathologically by vasculitis and clinically by its marked chronicity and lack of specific treatment. Emollient-phototherapy is a recently introduced effective treatment for psoriasis. The authors treated 3 patients with pityriasis lichenoides chronica by the emollient-phototherapy technic with quite satisfactory results.