Lichen Planus, Lichen Planus, Eruptive, Koebner Phenomenon - DermAtlas

Contributor

Alison Young, MD

Diagnosis

lichen planus lichen planus, eruptive koebner phenomenon

Body Site

back genital

Age

30 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

linear

Color

purple

Morphology

papule

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This Human immunodeficiency virus infected 30-year-old man with a CD count less than 50 developed a generalized pruritic eruption with evidence of a koebner phenonemon. Skin biopsy demonstrated lichen planus.

Description

generalized 2-3 mm violaceous flat topped papules with some in linear array

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3/31/2005 22:31:45

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