Dermoscopic findings in different clinical variants of lichen planus. Is dermoscopy useful?

Lichen planus (LP) is a papulosquamous dermatosis that involves the skin, scalp, nails and mucous membranes. Although its pathogenesis is still unknown, there is evidence that an imbalance of immunologic cellular reactivity plays an important role. Histopathologic examination reveals characteristic...

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Published in:	Dermatology practical & conceptual Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 51 - 55
Main Authors:	Friedman, Paula, Sabban, Emilia Cohen, Marcucci, Carolina, Peralta, Rosario, Cabo, Horacio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Austria Mattioli1885 01-10-2015
Subjects:	dermoscopy lichen planus lichen planus dermoscopy
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Summary:	Lichen planus (LP) is a papulosquamous dermatosis that involves the skin, scalp, nails and mucous membranes. Although its pathogenesis is still unknown, there is evidence that an imbalance of immunologic cellular reactivity plays an important role. Histopathologic examination reveals characteristic interface dermatitis. Dermoscopy is a non-invasive tool, useful in the assessment of inflammatory dermatoses, such as lichen planus. In this paper we describe the dermoscopic findings of different variants of LP (ungual, cutaneous, planopilaris, pigmentosus).
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ISSN:	2160-9381 2160-9381
DOI:	10.5826/dpc.0504a13