Porokeratotic Variant of Lichen Planus

Porokeratotic Variant of Lichen Planus

Porokeratotic Variant of Lichen Planus: Lichen planus (LP) is a well-known dermatologic disorder with various different clinical presentations. We present a case of patient who was found to have porokeratotic lichen planus, a previously unreported variant of LP.

Malar lichen planus: a new variant.

Zosteriform Lichen Planus: Case Report of a Rare Variant of Lichen Planus

Since its original description by Devergie in 1854, several cases of linear lichen planus have been described in the literature, but there have been notably few cases of the more rare zosteriform lichen planus. Zosteriform lichen planus needs to be differentiated from linear lichen planus and other linear dermatoses. We present a case of Zosteriform Lichen planus for its rarity and briefly revi...

When is lichen planus lichen planus.

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...

Atypical variant of lichen planus mimicking normal skin histology.

We present the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian and non-smoker patient with erythematous, itchy, violaceous lesions on the ankles, wrists, lower legs, forearms and trunk developed within 15 months. Her condition was diagnosed as prurigo and she was treated for a long period of time with antihistaminic drugs, with no resolution of lesions. In October 2008, she presented to a Private Practice of D...