What Is Pruritic Papular Eruption?

Pruritic papular eruption (PPE) is a skin disease characterized by the eruption of itching papules on the extremities, face, and trunk; it is quite frequent in HIV-positive patients especially during the advanced immunosuppressive stage.

What causes papular eruptions?

Papular urticaria is a common and often annoying disorder manifested by chronic or recurrent papules caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the bites of mosquitoes, fleas, bedbugs, and other insects. Individual papules may surround a wheal and display a central punctum.

Is papular pruritic eruption a Who 1 condition?

Papular pruritic eruption (PPE) is the most common cutaneous manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a disease of HIV at clinical stage 2.