Melasma-like actinic lichen planus in a middle-aged Saudi male

Actinic lichen planus (LP) is a rare variant of the common papulosquamous disease LP. It occurs mainly on sun-exposed parts of the body and has a high incidence during spring and summer. We report a case of melasma-like presentation of actinic LP in a 52-year-old Saudi man not known to have any como...

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Autores principales: Alhajri, Abdulmohsen, AlNazer, Najat A., Aldawsari, Saleha A., Al Ameer, Mohammed A., Alsahaf, Hassan Ahmed A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9731081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36505583
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1331_21
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Sumario:Actinic lichen planus (LP) is a rare variant of the common papulosquamous disease LP. It occurs mainly on sun-exposed parts of the body and has a high incidence during spring and summer. We report a case of melasma-like presentation of actinic LP in a 52-year-old Saudi man not known to have any comorbidities, who presented with asymptomatic, hyperpigmented patches on the face.

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