A Case of AtypicalLichen Nitidus.
- Author:
Dou Hee YOON
;
Sang Hyun CHO
;
Si Yong KIM
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lichen Nitidus;
Hyperpigmentation;
Pigmentary Incontinence
- MeSH:
Animals;
Hoof and Claw;
Hyperpigmentation;
Lichen Nitidus;
Lichen Planus;
Skin Diseases;
Upper Extremity
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1995;33(4):794-797
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lichen nitidus, characterized by its typical clinical and histopathologic findings, is an uncomrnon chronic dermatosis of unknowned etiology. The distribution of this disease is most often localized, but in some cases it may becorne generalized. Some authors suggested that lichen nitidus is a variant of lichen planus in terms of its coincidence, ultrastructural and immunophenot,ypic studies. We report herein a case of lichen nitidus which presents dark brown linear, grouped, or confluent papules on the face, cheat, and upper extremities, accompanying with the histopathologic findings of pigmentary incontirence in the portion of claw clutching a ball appearance. This report suggests that lichen nitidus shows hyperpigmentation clinically and could be one of the dermatoses which exhibit pigmentavy incontinence in a histopathologic study.
