Pityriasis lichenoides chronica natural treatment and review of studies

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is a skin condition that involves a benign eruption with lymphocytic infiltrates of the skin, presents as a persistent, erythematous, papular eruption with scale. the cause is not well known. Patients may have guttate, hypopigmented macules with scale in addition to papules. It is related histologically to pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta.

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Role of bromelain in the treatment of patients with pityriasis lichenoides chronica.
J Dermatolog Treat. 2007;Massimiliano R, Pietro R, Paolo S, Sara P, Michele F. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences - Section of Dermatology, University of Siena, Italy.
Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is a skin disease of unknown etiology. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of bromelain, a crude aqueous extract of the stems and immature fruit of pineapple, in the treatment of Pityriasis lichenoides chronica. Eight patients (3 males and 5 females) with Pityriasis lichenoides chronica were enrolled in the study and treated for three months with oral bromelain (40 mg 3 times a day for 1 month, 40 mg twice a day for 1 month and 40 mg/day for 1 month). All patients showed complete clinical recovery after treatment. In 12 months of follow up, two patients experienced relapse 5-6 months after suspension of therapy but responded to another brief cycle of therapy. No side effects were encountered during therapy. In conclusion bromelain can be considered an effective therapeutic option for Pityriasis lichenoides chronica; its efficacy could be related to its anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and/or anti-viral properties.