Hyperpigmented Macules in an Indian boy: is it EDP or LPP ? - A Case Report
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Erythema dyschromicum perstans (EDP) and Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) are both inflammatory disorders of pigmentation with unknown etiology difficult to differentiate clinically histologicaly. There is no consensus on whether entities separate or belong the same spectrum cutaneous disorders. We present a 13 year old boy mostly asymptomatic hyperpigmented lesions over body. The were subsequently diagnosed as EDP after detailed examination histopatholgical examination.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1990-7982', '1990-7974']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60086/jnps497