Lichen spinulosus in an alcoholic patient.

Lichen Spinulosus

Cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with omeprazole.

Omeprazole is a potent proton pump inhibitor and usually is well tolerated. Adverse effects of this drug have been reported in up to 5% of patients, most of which are trivial and disappear rapidly on discontinuation of the drug. Skin adverse reactions attributed to omeprazole are uncommon and include rashes, urticaria, angio-oedema, acute disseminated epidermal necrolysis, lichen spinulosus, an...

Case Report Circumscribed juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is an uncommon papulosquamous inflammatory dermatosis of unclear aetiology. Its most remarkable clinical findings are palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, orange-red scaling plaques and hyperkeratotic follicular papules. Its extension may vary from localised subtypes to generalised skin involvement with well-demarcated areas of spared skin ("islands of sparing") to erythr...

Tracheal carcinoma in a patient with mucosal lichen planus: A ca report

A 24 year old woman with bilateral oral white patches was referred to dermatology clinic. Her chief complaint was mouth burning. Pathological report of cut section biopsy from oral mucosa was in favor of lichen planus. Intralesional corticosteroid injection and it's subsequent systemic administration 30 mg/ daily for one month showed no improvement. Therefore a combination of systemic corticost...

Frequency of Hepatitis C virus antibody in Lichen Planus patients admitted to Dermatology Ward of Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran from 2002 to 2004

Background and aim: An epidemiological association of lichen planus (LP) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been found only in certain parts of the world and in some countries no association has been noted. The present study was done to evaluate the association of LP with HCV in patients admitted to Sina hospital, Hamedan, Iran from 2002 to 2004.Materials and Methods: The presence of an...