A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo

We report an unusual manifestation of vitiligo colocalizing with lichen planus (LP). A 76-year-old Greek male presented with a history of a red, scaly, itchy, asymmetrical patch located at the umbilicus within a well-demarcated depigmented macule of vitiligo. Histology showed features of a lichenoid...

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Published inCase reports in dermatological medicine Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Bunker, Christopher, Hughes, Sian, Kravvas, Georgios, Veitch, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Antigens
Case Report
Dermatology
Disease
Hospitals
Hypotheses
Lymphocytes
Patients
Psoriasis
Skin diseases
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
University colleges
Vitiligo
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Summary:We report an unusual manifestation of vitiligo colocalizing with lichen planus (LP). A 76-year-old Greek male presented with a history of a red, scaly, itchy, asymmetrical patch located at the umbilicus within a well-demarcated depigmented macule of vitiligo. Histology showed features of a lichenoid interface dermatitis, favouring a diagnosis of LP. Colocalization of LP and vitiligo has rarely been reported in the literature. After reviewing the literature, we believe that at present there is insufficient evidence to resolve the uncertainties in the aetiology of this colocalization. It seems to us that the association between LP and vitiligo is more than coincidental, but none of the theories discussed in this paper can sufficiently account for it. Rather, the association is likely to be multifactorial in its pathogenesis.
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Academic Editor: Jacek Cezary Szepietowski
ISSN:2090-6463
2090-6471
DOI:10.1155/2015/840193