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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| author | Jayati Shailesh Dave Sunanda Arun Mahajan Prateek Oswal |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f5536eebd8c483880b5e79fe534a91f2022-12-22T02:49:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology2349-60292022-01-0191374010.4103/ijdpdd.ijdpdd_128_20Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidusJayati Shailesh DaveSunanda Arun MahajanPrateek OswalLichen 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.http://www.ijdpdd.com/article.asp?issn=2349-6029;year=2022;volume=9;issue=1;spage=37;epage=40;aulast=Davedermoscopylichen nitiduspalmar lichen nitidus |
| spellingShingle | Jayati Shailesh Dave Sunanda Arun Mahajan Prateek Oswal Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology dermoscopy lichen nitidus palmar lichen nitidus |
| title | Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| title_full | Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| title_fullStr | Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| title_short | Dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| title_sort | dermoscopy of cutaneous and palmar lichen nitidus |
| topic | dermoscopy lichen nitidus palmar lichen nitidus |
| url | 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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