title: A case of palmar lichen nitidus presenting as a clinical feature of pompholyx.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Woo
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Kwang Cheol
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yoo Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Un Ha
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Su
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang Jai
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jang