Annular Plaques in the Skin Folds: 4 Cases of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus-Inversus

Bennàssar, Antoni; Mas, A.; Julià, Marc; Iranzo, Pilar; Ferrando, Juan

doi:10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70128-3

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“…Clinically, the condition is characterized by well-circumscribed violaceous-brown macules confined to intertriginous areas [1] It affects mainly the axillae and groin. [2] In our patients, the submammary folds and groin were the most common sites. Skin lesions of classic lichen planus have been described in non-intertriginous areas in 10% of patients [1] but we did not find them in our patients.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…[1][2][3][4][5] In our series, all patients were women. The mean duration of symptoms before the diagnosis ranges from 2 months to 15 years.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…The mean duration of symptoms before the diagnosis ranges from 2 months to 15 years. [2] It has been postulated that this condition occurs mainly in Caucasians from central Europe. [1] However, Kashima et al, have described two Japanese patients with the disease.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus

Ghorbel

Badri

Brahim

et al. 2014

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

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confidence: 60%

“…[1][2][3][4][5] In our series, all patients were women. The mean duration of symptoms before the diagnosis ranges from 2 months to 15 years.…”

Section: Casementioning

confidence: 64%

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Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus

Ghorbel

Badri

Brahim

et al. 2014

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

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“…Zosteriform LP follows dermatomal lines and is thought to be an isotopic response to herpes zoster or at least showing antigens against varicella zoster virus in lesional skin [16,17,18]. Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus is suggested to be a rare variant of LP limited to intertriginous regions and seems to have a short inflammatory phase with fast transformation into a long noninflammatory regressive phase with brown, nonpruritic, small inflammatory macules; scaling is limited [19,20,21,22,23,24,25]. Only one case of coexistence of classic LP and lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus has been described [26].…”

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confidence: 99%

Oral, Esophageal and Cutaneous Lichen Ruber Planus Controlled with Alitretinoin: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Kolios¹,

Maggio²,

Gubler

et al. 2013

Dermatology

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Background: Therapy-resistant lichen planus (LP) can be a challenging condition for dermatologists. There are some case reports about successful treatments with alitretinoin of cutaneous and oral, but not of esophageal LP. Objective: We present the unique case of a patient with cutaneous, oral and esophageal LP which was refractory to classical treatment options (topical clobetasol propionate and pimecrolimus, intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide); because of systemic side effects the patient did not tolerate systemic acitretin dosed up to 25 mg daily. Methods: Oral alitretinoin was used at a dose of 30 mg daily. Results: Both oral and skin changes as well as dysphagia completely resolved within 4 weeks without any severe side effects and the drug was used for 6 months. No papules, intraoral striae or dysphagia recurred during the 6 months of treatment. After 4 months the patient relapsed with mucosal patches so that a second cycle was initiated for 6 months where oral LP lesions resolved after 4 weeks also (with sporadic mild headache). Conclusion: Further studies are needed to better understand the impact of alitretinoin in LP. Our observation suggests alitretinoin as a new, well-tolerated treatment option for esophageal LP after failed response to conventional treatments.

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“…We now report a rare case of LPP-inversus in a 31-year-old woman. As far as we know, 17 cases have been reported in the world literature [1][2][3][4][5][6] .…”

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A Case of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus-inversus in a Korean Patient

Jung

Lee

et al. 2011

Ann Dermatol

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Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus is a rare variant of lichen planus pigmentosus. The eruption of lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus occurs mainly in the flexural regions and presents with brownish macules and patches. Here we describe the case of a 31-year-old Korean woman who presented with hyperpigmented lesions over her antecubital and popliteal area and groin. Physical examination revealed multiple brownish macules and patches on the intertriginous area without pruritis, and histologic findings showed a regressive pattern of lichen planus. These clinical and histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus.

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Annular Plaques in the Skin Folds: 4 Cases of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus-Inversus

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus

Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus

Oral, Esophageal and Cutaneous Lichen Ruber Planus Controlled with Alitretinoin: Case Report and Review of the Literature

A Case of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus-inversus in a Korean Patient

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