Open AccessReticulate pigmentation associated with scarring alopecia in an elderly woman: An unusual manifestation of lichen planus pigmentosus
Author(s) -
Vinod Sharma,
Neetu Bhari,
Sweta Subhadarshani,
Neha Taneja,
Rakesh Kumar Deepak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.193713
Subject(s) - reticulate , medicine , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , biopsy , poikiloderma , skin biopsy , pigmentation disorder , pathology , biology , botany
A 70-year-old woman presented with generalized reticulate pigmentation, scarring alopecia, and few discrete, violaceous plaques over the trunk and forearm. Dermoscopic evaluation of the reticulate plaque showed reticulate hyperpigmentation with multiple telangiectasias, and skin biopsy showed lichenoid interface dermatitis with marked pigment incontinence. Thus, a final diagnosis of poikiloderma due to lichen planus pigmentosus was considered