title: Keratosis lichenoides chronica: a variant of lichen planus.
abstract: In order to establish a possible relationship between keratosis lichenoides chronica (KLC) and lichen planus (LP), we performed a comparative study which included routine histologic examination, electron microscopy, and direct immunohistochemical studies from one case of KLC and several patients with LP. Our findings demonstrate that KLC and LP share many similarities; their differences are mostly quantitative. In KLC, the findings are more prominent; we therefore conclude that KLC is at one end of the spectrum of LP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Grunwald
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amichai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kachko
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure