An unusual variant of lichen nitidus: Generalized follicular spinous with perifollicular granulomas.
Administration, Oral
Adolescent
Antimalarials
/ therapeutic use
Biopsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Dapsone
/ therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Glucocorticoids
/ administration & dosage
Granuloma
/ pathology
Hair Follicle
/ pathology
Humans
Keratosis
/ pathology
Lichen Nitidus
/ diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisolone
/ administration & dosage
Skin
/ pathology
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
generalized follicular spinous
lichen nitidus
perifollicular granulomas
Journal
Journal of cutaneous pathology
ISSN: 1600-0560
Titre abrégé: J Cutan Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425124
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
12
01
2020
revised:
14
03
2020
accepted:
10
04
2020
pubmed:
15
4
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
15
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Several unusual variants of lichen nitidus are described in the literature. Spinous follicular lichen nitidus with perifollicular granulomas is one such variant characterized by generalized follicular as well as nonfollicular keratotic papules, which show perifollicular granulomas on histopathology as well as a lichenoid granulomatous tissue reaction typical of lichen nitidus. Owing to its atypical clinical and histopathologic manifestations, it raises several clinical possibilities and can be a diagnostic challenge. We report this rare variant of lichen nitidus in a 19-year-old female, and discuss its clinical and histopathological differential diagnosis.
Substances chimiques
Antimalarials
0
Glucocorticoids
0
Dapsone
8W5C518302
Prednisolone
9PHQ9Y1OLM
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
834-839Informations de copyright
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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