Drawstring lichen planus: A unique case of Koebnerization

Drawstring dermatitis is a type of frictional dermatitis that can result from a traditional tightly worn garments such as sari or salwaar-kameez. We report a 54-year-old female patient presented with lichen planus of the drawstring site that was confirmed histopathologically. This case is rare and d...

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Autores principales: Kumara, Lakshmanan, Rangaraj, Murugaiyan, Karthikeyan, Kaliaperumal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27294060
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.182368
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author Kumara, Lakshmanan
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description Drawstring dermatitis is a type of frictional dermatitis that can result from a traditional tightly worn garments such as sari or salwaar-kameez. We report a 54-year-old female patient presented with lichen planus of the drawstring site that was confirmed histopathologically. This case is rare and demonstrates how sociocultural practices can influence the presentation of common dermatoses such as LP.
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spelling pubmed-48865972016-06-10 Drawstring lichen planus: A unique case of Koebnerization Kumara, Lakshmanan Rangaraj, Murugaiyan Karthikeyan, Kaliaperumal Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Drawstring dermatitis is a type of frictional dermatitis that can result from a traditional tightly worn garments such as sari or salwaar-kameez. We report a 54-year-old female patient presented with lichen planus of the drawstring site that was confirmed histopathologically. This case is rare and demonstrates how sociocultural practices can influence the presentation of common dermatoses such as LP. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4886597/ /pubmed/27294060 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.182368 Text en Copyright: © Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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