Rapid-onset lichen simplex chronicus after a superinfected herpes simplex virus eruption

Lichen simplex chronicus with a cutaneous horn.

A 55-year-old male developed itching on the anterior aspects of both legs and the right ankle. Gradually over the next 5 years there was thickening of the skin on these areas followed by the appearance of hyperpigmented, scaly, severely itchy plaques. He also noticed the appearance of a thick, hard horn-like structure projecting from the surface of the right ankle lesion for the last 2 years. A...

Prurigo nodularis and lichen simplex chronicus.

Emotional tensions in predisposed subjects may play a key role in inducing a pruritic sensation, leading to a scratching that, becoming a self-perpetuating pathomechanism, may represent the main feature of two distinct cutaneous clinical entities: prurigo nodularis and lichen simplex chronicus. Psychogenic factors play a relevant role in both conditions, and they are often associated with depre...

Herpes Simplex Virus and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Background and objective: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare histiocytic proliferative disorder of unknown etiology and mainly affects young children. The histological feature is granuloma-like proliferation of langerhans-type dendritic cells. Although the possible role of viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, Human Herpes virus -4</...

Lichen Simplex Chronicus That Accompanies Anogenital Warts during the Childhood

Anogenital warts and lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) are rarely seen during the childhood. A 9-year-old girl has been presented to hospital by her parents with itching in the anogenital area. There were anogenital warts and a different erythematous lesion in the perianal region. On the pulpa of the right thumb, there was a wart extending under the nail. The lesions are surgically removed. The re...

Herpes Simplex Virus Meningoencephalitis in A Methamphetamin User