Korean J Dermatol.
2008 Jul;46(7):984-987.
A Case of Lichen Planopilaris on the Occiput
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. Dervint@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Lichen planopilaris is a follicular variant of lichen planus. When it appears on the scalp and is accompanied with hair loss, it is classified into a subtype of cicatrical alopecia. And lichen planopilaris can be classified into classic lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, Graham-Little syndrome. A 63-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of hair loss on the area of occipital skin and 3-week history of pruritic, confluent, purple-colored, flat-topped papules on the same area with decreased follicular ostium. Histopathological findings showed both characteristics of the cicatricial alopecia and those of lichen planus; Loss of the hair follicles, atrophy of the sebaceous gland and sweat gland, and bandlike inflammatory infiltration on the upper dermis, especially on the perifollicular and interfollicular area.
