Lichen Planus - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

lichen planus

Body Site

leg calf ankle

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 9-year-old boy had a 2 year history of dark papules on his arms and thick scaly hyperpigmented plaques on his legs. He developed intermittent painful sores in his mouth. A skin biopsy showed changes typical of lichen planus. This case was prepared by Lena Palmer, a third year medical student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

Description

hyperpigmented scaly round papules and plaques

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3/24/2003 16:16:40

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