title: Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta in pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: If pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLAVA) exists in the vagina or cervical os of the uterus, it may cause premature labor and premature rupture of the membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasumizu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology*; D017514:Pityriasis Lichenoides / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications