Abstract
We report two child cases of pityriasis lichenoides, one a 1 year old girl, and the other a 3 month old baby. They both presented with numerous red papules on the trunk and extremities,some of which were topped with crusts. They were diagnosed based on their clinical manifestations and histological findings of skin biopsy. Topical steroid was ineffective in both cases. (Because they were otherwise clinically healthy), we decided to observe the natural course without treatment. The girl′s eruption eventually disappeared (leaving a slight scar and pigmentation) in approximately 16 months, and the boy′s eruption took nearly 50 days to be healed. Both cases had histological features of Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta as well as Pityriasis lichenoides chronica.
