A Case of Bilateral Lichen Aureus with Good Response to PUVA Therapy.
- Author:
Sung Pil YOON
;
Il Hwan LEE
;
Seong Hun LEE
;
Byung Su KIM
;
Joo Heung LEE
;
Seung Chul LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lichen aureus;
PUVA
- MeSH:
Humans;
Lichens*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
PUVA Therapy*;
Skin Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(3):420-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lichen aureus is regarded as an uncommon variant of the pigmented purpuric dermatosis and resistant to treatment. Recently several authors reported the PUVA therapy to be effective in the pigmented purpuric dermatosis, but there was no report that the PUVA therapy was tried to the lichen aureus. We tried topical PUVA therapy on a 54-year-old male with bilateral lichen aureus. After 23 times of topical PUVA therapy, the lesion improved markedly. This report may provide a new method of treatment for lichen aureus.
