A case of palmar lichen nitidus presenting as a clinical feature of pompholyx.
Lichen nitidus (LN) is an uncommon chronic eruption of an unknown cause, and it is characterized by tiny, discrete, flesh-colored papules. The sites of predilection are the genitalia, trunk and extremities. Unilateral palmar involvement with pruritus is infrequent. We report here on a case of LN confined to the right palm, and the patient presented with multiple, pruritic, erythematous to flesh-colored, tiny papules and vesicles that mimicked pompholyx. The histopathological examination of a skin biopsy specimen showed the typical findings of LN.
Park
Sang Hoon
SH
Department of Dermatology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Sung Woo
SW
Noh
Tae Woo
TW
Hong
Kwang Cheol
KC
Kang
Yoo Seok
YS
Lee
Un Ha
UH
Park
Hyun Su
HS
Jang
Sang Jai
SJ