Lichen Striatus, Onycholysis, Nail Dystrophy - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

lichen striatus onycholysis nail dystrophy

Body Site

hand finger wrist nail, hand

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

linear Blaschko lines

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papule

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 8-year-old boy had an asymptomatic linear eruption on his left thumb extending to the nail and proximally to the wrist and forearm. The cutaneous and nail lesions healed a year later.

Description

linear plaque comprised of flat topped minimally hypopigmented papules and associated linear nail dystrophy with yellowing and onycholysis

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5/28/2007 14:54:44

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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