We report the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented a rash with reddish-brown patches on the trunk and extremities indicative of pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis of Gougerot-Blum (PPLD). The histological findings were characteristic for PPLD, thus supporting the diagnosis. Topically administered corticosteroid led to a fast resolution of all symptoms. PPLD is not seen commonly in youn...

The presence of numerous acquired comedones on the trunk and limbs of an adult patient, with no other family member affected and with no triggering factors to explain their presence, requires us to rule out those conditions in which comedones are the predominant clinical feature. The fact that these lesions appear in association with areas of lichen ruber planus presents the dilemma of whether ...

Vulvar dermatoses are common, potentially debilitating conditions that can be seen by a variety of medical specialists. Lichenoid vulvar diseases, namely lichen sclerosus (LS), lichen planus (LP), and lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), can all negatively impact patients' quality of life and LS and LP also have an association with squamous cell carcinoma. It is essential that dermatologists are fam...

A 58-year-old man presented with complaints of blackish discoloration of forearms and face of five months duration. The lesions occurred episodically after taking anti-cancer medications, each episode lasting for two weeks. Histopathology confirmed a lichenoid eruption. Photolichenoid eruption to docetaxel is a dermatological adverse effect not reported in literature earlier.

Introduction: Lichenoid granulomatous dermatitis (LGD) is widely encountered lesions with both oral as well dermal manifestation. Present study was done to evaluate lichenoid stomatitis cases. Materials and methods: 226 biopsies were exposed special stains such acid-fast bacilli (AFB), immunohistochemical staining for CD 68 Grocott methenamine-silver (GMS), periodic acid‐Schiff (PAS) stains. Re...