title: Lichen striatus following solarium exposure.
abstract: Two cases of lichen striatus occurring after solarium exposure are presented. Both patients were adult females who regularly attended a solarium prior to the development of their skin lesions. A 19-year-old woman attended the solarium twice weekly for 8 weeks prior to the appearance of lichen striatus on the chest and epigastrium. The condition resolved completely with the twice daily application of calcipotriol ointment for 6 months. The second patient, a 40-year-old woman, attended the solarium once weekly for 3 months before lichen striatus developed on the abdomen. She was treated with clobetasol propionate ointment, calcipotriol ointment and intralesional triamcinolone acetonide and the eruption cleared 7 months after onset. The histopathological picture in both patients supported a diagnosis of lichen striatus.
authors.affiliation: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. a_ciconte@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciconte
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bekhor
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009824:Ointments / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013471:Sunburn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D009824:Ointments