Lichen planus pigmentosus-like ashy dermatosis.
Ashy dermatosis, also known as erythema dyschromicum perstans, is an idiopathic dermal melanosis of unknown etiology. We here describe an unusual case of 63-year-old Caucasian male with ashy dermatosis and skin lesion of lichen pigmentosus-like. No treatment was tried because the lesions were totally asymptomatic. After a control, three months later, all lesions had cleared up. This case is of interest because it proves the existence of ashy dermatosis with clinical aspect lichen planus pigmentosus-like. This is the first case in the literature of lichen planus pigmentosus-like ashy dermatosis confirming the view that ashy dermatosis is a variant of lichen planus without the typically band-like infiltrate and Max Joseph spaces.
Department of Dermatology, Second University of Naples;
Francesco Tripodi
FT
Cutrì
Department of Dermatology, Second University of Naples;
Eleonora
E
Ruocco
Department of Anatomopathology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Guido
G
Pettinato
Department of Anatomopathology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe
G
Ciancia
lichen planus pigmentosus-like ashy dermatosis.