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Lichen planus pigmentosus associated with acrokeratosis of Bazex
Author(s) -
SASSOLAS B.,
ZAGNOLI A.,
LEROY J.P,
GUILLET G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01122.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , medicine , head and neck , surgery
Summary A patient with an acquired pigmentation related to lichen planus pigmentosus is described. Features of acrokeratosis of Bazex were associated, related to a head and neck Carcinoma. Both cutaneous conditions disappeared after treatment of the neopasia. Diagnostic criteria of lichen planus pigmentosus are reviewed. The paraneoplastic nature of this original observation of lichen planus pigmentosus is discussed.