A Case fo Hypertrophic Lichen Planus.
- Author:
Jong Min KIM
;
Yoon Seop KIM
;
Inn Ki CHUN
;
Young Pio KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Aged;
Basement Membrane;
Desmosomes;
Female;
Humans;
Lichen Planus*;
Lichens*;
Widowhood
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1981;19(3):339-345
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of hypertrophic lichen planus was reported and the literature reviewed. A 69-year-old widowed woman displayed generaIized discrete, multiple, round, various sized, flat-topped, hypertrophied papules and nodules on the abdomen, trunk and four extrimies for 42 years. An electron microscopic finding revealed widespread breakdown and thickening of the basal lamina at the dermo-epidermal junction and a degenerating change of the desmosomes. No particular intran uclear particles or bodies were discovered. We suggest that emotional factors and autoimmune mechanism might be the cause of the eruption in this case.
