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Lichenoid dermatitis in 3 professional footballers
Author(s) -
Balabanova Maria,
Kasandgieva Jana,
Popov Yanko
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1993.tb03380.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , purpura (gastropod) , medicine , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , biology , immunology , ecology
We describe 3 professional footballers who developed lichenoid dermatitis over a short period of time. Clinically, the eruption in all 3 of them can he classified as lichenoid photodermatitis. We suggest an influence of possible contact allergens or photo‐active substances, Histologic evidence points to features of classical lichen planus with purpura. typical of lichen aureus (purpuricus), but showing some clinical and morphological differences.