Two Cases of Unilateral Lichen Planus Following the Lines of Blaschko

نویسندگان

  • Derya Yayla
  • Seray Külcü Çakmak
  • Işıl Deniz Oğuz
  • Müzeyyen Gönül
  • Esra Özhamam
  • Aysel Çolak
  • Ülker Gül
چکیده

A 50-year-old man and 71-year-old woman presented to our clinic with unilateral, linear, erythematous, pruritic lesions along the lines of Blaschko. On the basis of clinical and histopathological findings, the lesions were diagnosed as lichen planus with a Blaschkoian distribution, which is a rare form of lichen planus. The patients were treated with topical corticosteroids and antihistamines.

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دوره 26  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014