Lichen simplex chronicus on the scalp: exuberant clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological findings

Abstract: Lichen simplex chronicus is a skin disease that mostly affects female patients, with a peak incidence between ages 35 and 50 years. On the scalp, it appears as a single or multiple oval lesions, showing scaling and hair shaft loss or breakage. An important dermoscopic feature of the diseas...

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Main Authors: Bianca Pinheiro Bousquet Muylaert, Mayara Trindade Borges, Alexandre Ozores Michalany, Camila Raposo Cabral Scuotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2018-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000100108&tlng=en