Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 87-90, 1989.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-195103
ABSTRACT
A 48-year-old male patient had white to ivory colored patches on brown colored bases over the right side of his back for 8 years without accompanying pruritus or pain. Six months prior to the onset of his skin eruption, he received acupuncture for the relief of right sided back pain for 1 month. Histopathologic examination of the white patches showed follicular plugging, epidermal atrophy, focal hydropic degeneration of basal cells, lymphedema of papillary dermis, thickened homogenization of collagen fibers; consistent with findings previously reported in lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. We report this case to document the occurence in an acupuncture site and stress the unusual clinical manifestation of a zosteriform distribution.
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Main subject:
Pruritus
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Atrophy
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Skin
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Collagen
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Back Pain
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Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
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Dermis
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Acupuncture
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Lichens
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Lymphedema
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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