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Perforating Lichen Planus in an Adolescent Boy: A Rare Phenomenon
A 14-year-old Indian boy presented with gradually progressive pruritic lesions over both lower legs for 6 months. On examination, we found multiple, hyperpigmented, keratotic papules and plaques over the anterior, posterior, and lateral sides of distal parts of both lower extremities [Figure 1a and b]. The mucosae, nail, hair, and systemic examinations were noncontributory. There was no history...
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T ERMATOSES of diverse etiology have been -I-~ reported to give rise to skin and mucous membrane lesions whose morphology, symptomatology, course, and microscopic picture cannot be distinguished from lichen planus. Drugs,1-6 vaccines,7 contact with chemicals,8-'3 and exposure to ultraviolet light and Grenz rays14 are prominent among the causative agents which have been observed to produce liche...
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Lichen planus is a rare inflammatory disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, nails, and hair. It is characterized by shiny, polygonal, itching papules which vary in size and location. In the Anglo-American literature, the clinical characteristics of lichen planus are known by the four p's – purple, polygonal, pruritic, papules.The etiology and pathogenesis of disease are not well under...
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Copyright © 2012 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 53-year-old woman presents with intensely itchy skin lesions and burning in her mouth, which makes eating difficult. These signs and symptoms have become progressively evident during the past several weeks. Examination of her skin and oral cavity reveals violaceous, polygonal papules, mainly on the flexural aspect of the wrists and ankles and in...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.82390