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LICHEN PLANUS ACTINICUS
Author(s) -
ZANCA ATTILIO,
ZANCA ANDREA
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1978.tb06188.x
Subject(s) - lichen , medicine , etiology , dermatology , temperate climate , pathology , ecology , biology
Two patients with lichen planus actinicus are reported. Lichen planus actinicus is more descriptive than lichen planus tropicus, since the condition appears in more temperate climate, i.e. Italy. The etiology of this condition is obscure, but light may act as a triggering mechanism.