Asymptomatic penile lesions.
Lichen planus is a papulosquamous eruption of unknown cause that at times can involve only the glans penis and therefore be clinically confusing. We recently evaluated two middle-aged men with annular lichen planus on the glans penis who presented for evaluation of possible infectious/venereal disease.
Barnette
D J
DJ
Department of Dermatology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Curtin
T J
TJ
Yeager
J K
JK
Corbett
D W
DW
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*