Lichen Nitidus - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Vijay Zawar, MD

Diagnosis

lichen nitidus

Body Site

hand

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

skin color

Morphology

papule

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 16-year-old boy developed asymptomatic skin colored to hypopigmented papules on the tops of his hands, feet and penile shaft which increased in number over the last 5 months. There was no history of drug exposure. Biopsy demonstrated a occasional basal cell vacoulation and dense dermal infiltrate contained within the tapered rete ridges giving a "clutch-ball" appearance. These clinical and histologic findings were typical of lichen nitidus.

Description

symmetric uniform 1-2 mm skin colored papules

Image Added

7/31/2006 23:37:04

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