A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPP-I) is characterized by the presence of hyperpigmented or hypopigmented lesions on the flexural surfaces of the body. It is a rare variant of lichen planus pigmentosus with unknown etiology. We report a case of a male presented with LPP-I three months after dia...

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Autores principales: Ho, Kayleigh Huimin, Loo, Khang Ning
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10008231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36919076
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34823
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description Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPP-I) is characterized by the presence of hyperpigmented or hypopigmented lesions on the flexural surfaces of the body. It is a rare variant of lichen planus pigmentosus with unknown etiology. We report a case of a male presented with LPP-I three months after diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis, highlighting the possible autoimmune association.
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spelling pubmed-100082312023-03-13 A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Ho, Kayleigh Huimin Loo, Khang Ning Cureus Dermatology Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPP-I) is characterized by the presence of hyperpigmented or hypopigmented lesions on the flexural surfaces of the body. It is a rare variant of lichen planus pigmentosus with unknown etiology. We report a case of a male presented with LPP-I three months after diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis, highlighting the possible autoimmune association. Cureus 2023-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10008231/ /pubmed/36919076 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34823 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ho et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
title A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
title_full A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
title_fullStr A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
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title_short A Case of Pigmented Macules Occurring After Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
title_sort case of pigmented macules occurring after ocular myasthenia gravis
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10008231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36919076
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34823
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