Korean J Dermatol.
2007 Jun;45(6):629-631.
A Case of Adult-onset Lichen Striatus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. ahnsk@yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine1, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Lichen striatus and linear lichen planus are rare disorders that can be confused because they share similar clinical and histopathologic findings. We report a case of lichen striatus on the left wrist and fingers in a 54-year-old woman, who was initially diagnosed with linear lichen planus. She had overlapping clinico-histopathologic features of both lichen striatus and linear lichen planus. To discriminate between the two disorders, careful histological and clinical evaluations are needed, especially when a lichen striatus-like eruption occurs in adults.
