title: Vitiligo associated with lichen planus. Is there a pathogenetic relationship?
abstract: We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with vitiligo who developed lichen planus involving both vitiliginous skin and normally pigmented skin. Biopsy of lichen planus surrounded by a depigmented halo revealed a dermal infiltrate composed of CD3 + T cells and macrophages. The association of these skin diseases may indicate a pathogenetic relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubisz-Brzezinska
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Büchner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Itin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex