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Lichenoid keratoses (also known as "benign lichenoid keratosis", and "Solitary lichen planus" [18]) is a cutaneous condition characterized by brown to red scaling maculopapules, found on sun-exposed skin of extremities. [18] [32] Restated, this is a cutaneous condition usually characterized by a solitary dusky-red to violaceous papular skin ...
A lichenoid eruption is a skin disease characterized by damage and infiltration between the epidermis and dermis. [1] Examples include lichen planus, lichen sclerosus and lichen nitidus. It can also be associated with abrasion or drug use. [2]
Lichenoid actinic keratosis; Lichenoid keratosis (benign lichenoid keratosis, lichen planus-like keratosis, solitary lichen planus, solitary lichenoid keratosis) Linear verrucous epidermal nevus (linear epidermal nevus, verrucous epidermal nevus) Malignant acrospiroma (spiradenocarcinoma) Malignant mixed tumor (malignant chondroid syringoma)
Although other forms of the disease occur at younger ages, some individuals start having long term symptoms at thirty years of age. This disease also affects adolescents and young adults. This also affects the immune system which therefore results in rashes. The symptoms rarely affect the face or scalp, but occurs at other sites of the body.
Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is thick leathery skin with exaggerated skin markings caused by sudden itching and excessive rubbing and scratching. [1] It generally results in small bumps, patches, scratch marks and scale. [1]
1 Signs and symptoms. 2 Causes. 3 Diagnosis. 4 Treatment. 5 See also. 6 References. ... It is a variant of keratosis pilaris named for its resemblance to a patch of ...
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease, of unknown cause, which can affect any body part of any person, but has a strong preference for the genitals (penis, vulva), and is also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans when it affects the penis.
Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause [1] characterized by 1–2 mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored or reddish-brown papules [2] [3] that may appear as hypopigmented against dark skin.