A Case of Lichen Aureus / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 312-315, 1994.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
A case report of a 60 year-old man with lichen aureus of leg is presented. Clinically the solitary golden to purple colored patch consists of lichenoid papules, plsque, and mild petechiae around the lesion, and the histology reveals a dense and bandlike infiltrate hugging thepidermis. It consists of lymphocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils, and many extravasated erythrocytes and hemosiderin in dermis, but a few red cells and increased melanin pigment can also be seen in the epidermis. The eruption is mildly itchy and has been present 6 months.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Purpura
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Lymphocytes
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Dermis
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Eosinophils
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Epidermis
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Erythrocytes
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Hemosiderin
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Histiocytes
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Leg
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Lichens
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article