Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus: Report of three Chinese cases and review of the published work

Lichen planus pigmentosus‐inversus is a rare variant of lichen planus. So far, only 24 cases from 12 reports have been documented in the published work. The prominent characteristics of the disease are dark‐brown macules and patches confined to the non‐sun exposed, flexural areas and skin folds with...

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Published inJournal of dermatology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 77 - 80
Main Authors Chen, Shumin, Sun, Wenqi, Zhou, Guizhi, Chen, Shengli, Lu, Xuanmei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2015
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Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
lichen planus
Lichen Planus - pathology
lichen planus pigmentosus
lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus
Psoriasis
Skin - pathology
lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus
lichen planus
lichen planus pigmentosus
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Summary:Lichen planus pigmentosus‐inversus is a rare variant of lichen planus. So far, only 24 cases from 12 reports have been documented in the published work. The prominent characteristics of the disease are dark‐brown macules and patches confined to the non‐sun exposed, flexural areas and skin folds with lichenoid pathological changes and prominent melanin incontinence. We report three female Chinese patients with typical clinical and pathological manifestations and a miniature review of the published work.
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ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/1346-8138.12693