Lichen Planus, Actinic, Lichen Planus - DermAtlas

Contributor

Franco Fulciniti, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

lichen planus, actinic lichen planus

Body Site

trunk back

Age

59 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

annular

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric sun exposed areas

Comments

This 59-year-old woman with a history of extensive chronic sun exposure developed an itchy purple papular eruption on the the trunk. Histologic changes were consistent with lichen planus.

Description

symmetric widespread hyperpigmented annular plaques with peripheral hyperpigmentation, central atrophy, and erosions

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4/12/2005 21:45:50

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