A Case of Adult-onset Lichen Striatus.
- Author:
Seung Phil HONG
1
;
Min Jeong KIM
;
Soo Young JEON
;
Hana BAK
;
Sung Ku AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. ahnsk@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult-onset;
Lichen striatus;
Linear lichen planus
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Fingers;
Humans;
Lichen Planus;
Lichens*;
Middle Aged;
Wrist
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(6):629-631
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lichen striatus and linear lichen planus are rare disorders that can be confused because they share similar clinical and histopathologic findings. We report a case of lichen striatus on the left wrist and fingers in a 54-year-old woman, who was initially diagnosed with linear lichen planus. She had overlapping clinico-histopathologic features of both lichen striatus and linear lichen planus. To discriminate between the two disorders, careful histological and clinical evaluations are needed, especially when a lichen striatus-like eruption occurs in adults.
