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Two cases of perforating lichen nitidus
Author(s) -
YOON Tae Young,
KIM June Woo,
KIM Mi Kyeong
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00067.x
Subject(s) - perforation , histopathological examination , medicine , lichen , dermatology , pathology , anatomy , biology , botany , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Lichen nitidus is an unusual condition that usually affects children and young adults. Of its many variants, a perforating type has been rarely reported. We herein report two cases of lichen nitidus with perforation. Two young women in good health presented with multiple shiny papules that seems to be typical lichen nitidus clinically, but some of the papules were umbilicated. Histopathological examination revealed the typical findings of lichen nitidus with perforation in both cases.