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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Autores principales: Chrysoula Papageorgiou, Zoe Apalla, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Elena Sotiriou, Efstratios Vakirlis, Demetrios Ioannides, Aimilios Lallas
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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)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
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
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Elizabeth Lazaridou
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Efstratios Vakirlis
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Aimilios Lallas
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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
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