title: Annular atrophic plaques of the face and upper body. An unusual variant of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus or lichen planus.
abstract: A particular scarring atrophic disorder occurring in tropical countries and usually affecting dark-skinned persons is presented herein.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007630:Kenya; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013472:Sunlight