title: Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus: report of three Chinese cases and review of the published work.
abstract: Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus is a rare variant of lichen planus. So far, only 24 cases from 12 reports have been documented in the published work. The prominent characteristics of the disease are dark-brown macules and patches confined to the non-sun exposed, flexural areas and skin folds with lichenoid pathological changes and prominent melanin incontinence. We report three female Chinese patients with typical clinical and pathological manifestations and a miniature review of the published work.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology, Shandong Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Shumin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wenqi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Guizhi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xuanmei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: lichen planus; lichen planus pigmentosus; lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus