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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

lichen planus

Body Site

ankle

Age

38 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 38 year old woman had a 1 year history of an acral eruption comprised of pruritic purple polygonal 2-4 mm papules typical of lichen planus. She improved dramatically with phototherapy (PUVA).

Description

clustered symmetric pruritic purple polygonal papules

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions

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12/8/2002 22:42:23

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