Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy

Lichen planus is an inflammatory disease that affects the skin - mainly the extremities and the trunk- and the mucous membranes, the genitalia, the nails and the scalp. The diagnosis of LP is usually established clinically, based on the typical morphology and distribution of the lesions, in conjunct...

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Main Authors:	Chrysoula Papageorgiou, Zoe Apalla, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Elena Sotiriou, Efstratios Vakirlis, Demetrios Ioannides, Aimilios Lallas
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Language:	EN
Published:	Mattioli1885 2016
Subjects:	lichen planus dermoscopy psoriasis Wickham striae eczema Dermatology RL1-803
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1f2ef985494742e9a0546ff2aacd20b42021-11-17T08:30:58ZAtypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy10.5826/dpc.0604a092160-9381https://doaj.org/article/1f2ef985494742e9a0546ff2aacd20b42016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/195https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381Lichen planus is an inflammatory disease that affects the skin - mainly the extremities and the trunk- and the mucous membranes, the genitalia, the nails and the scalp. The diagnosis of LP is usually established clinically, based on the typical morphology and distribution of the lesions, in conjunction with the associated itch. We report a patient with LP manifesting with highly psoriasiform lesions, that could only be correctly assessed after the application of dermoscopy, which revealed LP-specific findings. Chrysoula PapageorgiouZoe ApallaElizabeth LazaridouElena SotiriouEfstratios VakirlisDemetrios IoannidesAimilios LallasMattioli1885articlelichen planusdermoscopypsoriasisWickham striaeeczemaDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual (2016)
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topic	lichen planus dermoscopy psoriasis Wickham striae eczema Dermatology RL1-803
spellingShingle	lichen planus dermoscopy psoriasis Wickham striae eczema Dermatology RL1-803 Chrysoula Papageorgiou Zoe Apalla Elizabeth Lazaridou Elena Sotiriou Efstratios Vakirlis Demetrios Ioannides Aimilios Lallas Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
description	Lichen planus is an inflammatory disease that affects the skin - mainly the extremities and the trunk- and the mucous membranes, the genitalia, the nails and the scalp. The diagnosis of LP is usually established clinically, based on the typical morphology and distribution of the lesions, in conjunction with the associated itch. We report a patient with LP manifesting with highly psoriasiform lesions, that could only be correctly assessed after the application of dermoscopy, which revealed LP-specific findings.
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author	Chrysoula Papageorgiou Zoe Apalla Elizabeth Lazaridou Elena Sotiriou Efstratios Vakirlis Demetrios Ioannides Aimilios Lallas
author_facet	Chrysoula Papageorgiou Zoe Apalla Elizabeth Lazaridou Elena Sotiriou Efstratios Vakirlis Demetrios Ioannides Aimilios Lallas
author_sort	Chrysoula Papageorgiou
title	Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
title_short	Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
title_full	Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
title_fullStr	Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
title_full_unstemmed	Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
title_sort	atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy
publisher	Mattioli1885
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/1f2ef985494742e9a0546ff2aacd20b4
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Atypical case of lichen planus recognized by dermoscopy

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