Keratosis lichenoides chronica: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
A 45-year-old man presented with a 7-year history of keratosis lichenoides chronica (KLC), a mucocutaneous lichenoid disorder of keratinization with no known aetiology, without significant systemic associations. Our patient also had type I diabetes mellitus, mild hypertension and lipid abnormalities. The diagnosis and treatment of KLC is often challenging.
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Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. wozniacka@bmp.net.pl
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Omulecki
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Lesiak
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Sysa-Jedrzejowska
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007642:Keratosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome