Lichen nitidus presenting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and nail dystrophy.
Four patients with lichen nitidus who presented with palmoplantar or nail lesions are reported. In three cases palmoplantar hyperkeratosis was marked; these cases also had nail-plate lesions, but in all four, lesions of lichen nitidus at other sites were absent, sparse or asymptomatic.
Munro
C S
CS
Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Cox
N H
NH
Marks
J M
JM
Natarajan
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017513:Lichen Nitidus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology