Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus

Lichen nitidus (LN) is a relatively uncommon chronic cutaneous lichenoid group of disease characterized by tiny quintessentially discrete hypopigmented to skin coloured papules commonly seen over dorsa of hands/forearms, lower abdomen, penis, and buttocks. The cutaneous manifestation of a disease on...

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Main Authors: Jayati Shailesh Dave, Sunanda Arun Mahajan, Prateek Oswal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.ijdpdd.com/article.asp?issn=2349-6029;year=2022;volume=9;issue=1;spage=37;epage=40;aulast=Dave
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Summary:Lichen nitidus (LN) is a relatively uncommon chronic cutaneous lichenoid group of disease characterized by tiny quintessentially discrete hypopigmented to skin coloured papules commonly seen over dorsa of hands/forearms, lower abdomen, penis, and buttocks. The cutaneous manifestation of a disease on palms/soles varies from their presentation on body, which makes it difficult to diagnose at times. A 23-year-old healthy female presented with mildly itchy lesions on bilateral wrist, fingers, elbows, peri-umbilical area, and left palm since 6 months. On dermoscopy, we could appreciate the classical described findings of LN which were confirmed on histopathology. LN has a characteristic dermoscopic features, which come to rescue for diagnosis and also avoid a biopsy. We describe a rare presentation of palmar LN with two different morphologies along with classical cutaneous distribution of LN and their dermoscopy.
ISSN:2349-6029