Dermatology - LEG: lichen planus
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Diagnosis: LICHEN PLANUS   Category: papulosquamous eruptions
Morphology: ulcerated (erosion / ulcer) / papulosquamous (bump, scale)   Organization: grouped, clustered
Pattern: symmetric   Color: purple
Body Site: leg / knee   Age: 48 years
Gender: female   Image Year: 2003
Contributor: Bernard Cohen, MD   First  Published: February 10, 2003
Description:excoriated purple polygonal papules
Comments:This 48 year old woman with biopsy proven lichen planus developed increasing pruritus and associated excoriations on her arms and legs.
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