Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review

Lichen planus (LP) is a common inflammatory skin disorder with multiple variants. The coexistence of lichen planus pigmentosus (LPPigm) and frontal fibrosing alopecia is well-established in the literature. However, the coexistence of LPPigm and classic lichen planopilaris (LPP) is rare. We report a...

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Autores principales: Almarek, Rana A, AlQadri, Nada G, Alotaibi, Manar
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/PMC10640707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021648
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46952
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description Lichen planus (LP) is a common inflammatory skin disorder with multiple variants. The coexistence of lichen planus pigmentosus (LPPigm) and frontal fibrosing alopecia is well-established in the literature. However, the coexistence of LPPigm and classic lichen planopilaris (LPP) is rare. We report a case of LPPigm and classic LPP in a postmenopausal woman with a literature review.
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spelling pubmed-106407072023-10-13 Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review Almarek, Rana A AlQadri, Nada G Alotaibi, Manar Cureus Dermatology Lichen planus (LP) is a common inflammatory skin disorder with multiple variants. The coexistence of lichen planus pigmentosus (LPPigm) and frontal fibrosing alopecia is well-established in the literature. However, the coexistence of LPPigm and classic lichen planopilaris (LPP) is rare. We report a case of LPPigm and classic LPP in a postmenopausal woman with a literature review. Cureus 2023-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10640707/ /pubmed/38021648 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46952 Text en Copyright © 2023, Almarek 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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Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Coexistence of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Classic Lichen Planopilaris: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort coexistence of lichen planus pigmentosus and classic lichen planopilaris: a case report and literature review
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10640707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021648
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46952
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