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Keratosis Lichenoides Chronica: Possible Variant of Lichen Planus

Keratosis Lichenoides Chronica: Possible Variant of Lichen Planus Abstract • A chronic, asymptomatic, keratotic, papular eruption, present for 15 years and resistant to all modes of therapy, was observed in a 49-year-old woman. Many of the papules formed a reticulated configuration over the arms and legs. This case resembles several others that have been described in the literature under different names, ie, keratosis lichenoides chronica, porokeratosis striata, and lichen verrucosus et reticularis. It is likely that all of these names refer to the same condition, constituting a definite clinical entity, which, on the basis of histological study, may represent a variant of lichen planus. (Arch Dermatol 112:709-711, 1976) References 1. Margolis MH, Cooper GA, Johnson SA: Keratosis lichenoides chronica . Arch Dermatol 105:739-743, 1972.Crossref 2. Kaposi M: Lichen ruber moniliformis-Korallen-schnurartiger lichen ruber . Vrtljschr Dermat 13:571-582, 1886. 3. Kaposi M: Lichen ruber acuminatus and lichen ruber planus . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 31:1-32, 1895.Crossref 4. Wise F, Rein CR: Lichen ruber moniliformis (morbus moniliformis lichenoides) . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 34:830-849, 1936.Crossref 5. Nékam L: Sur la question du lichen moniliforme . Presse Med 46:1000-1003, 1938. 6. Lichen verrucosus et reticularis (Kaposi); porokeratosis striata (Nékàm); morbus moniliformis lichenoides (Wise and Rein), Society Transactions . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 52:129-130, 1945.Crossref 7. MacDonald DM, Williams DI: Case Report: Br J Dermatol 91( (suppl 10) ):39-40, 1974.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

Keratosis Lichenoides Chronica: Possible Variant of Lichen Planus

Archives of Dermatology , Volume 112 (5) – May 1, 1976

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1976 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-987X
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1538-3652
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1976.01630290057012
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Abstract

Abstract • A chronic, asymptomatic, keratotic, papular eruption, present for 15 years and resistant to all modes of therapy, was observed in a 49-year-old woman. Many of the papules formed a reticulated configuration over the arms and legs. This case resembles several others that have been described in the literature under different names, ie, keratosis lichenoides chronica, porokeratosis striata, and lichen verrucosus et reticularis. It is likely that all of these names refer to the same condition, constituting a definite clinical entity, which, on the basis of histological study, may represent a variant of lichen planus. (Arch Dermatol 112:709-711, 1976) References 1. Margolis MH, Cooper GA, Johnson SA: Keratosis lichenoides chronica . Arch Dermatol 105:739-743, 1972.Crossref 2. Kaposi M: Lichen ruber moniliformis-Korallen-schnurartiger lichen ruber . Vrtljschr Dermat 13:571-582, 1886. 3. Kaposi M: Lichen ruber acuminatus and lichen ruber planus . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 31:1-32, 1895.Crossref 4. Wise F, Rein CR: Lichen ruber moniliformis (morbus moniliformis lichenoides) . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 34:830-849, 1936.Crossref 5. Nékam L: Sur la question du lichen moniliforme . Presse Med 46:1000-1003, 1938. 6. Lichen verrucosus et reticularis (Kaposi); porokeratosis striata (Nékàm); morbus moniliformis lichenoides (Wise and Rein), Society Transactions . Arch Dermatol Syphilol 52:129-130, 1945.Crossref 7. MacDonald DM, Williams DI: Case Report: Br J Dermatol 91( (suppl 10) ):39-40, 1974.Crossref

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Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1976

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