Familial Lichen Planus

Athena specialty certificate examination case for inflammatory dermatosis

“…human herpesviruses, HHV ‐6, HHV‐7, and especially hepatitis C virus, which increases the potential of oral LP in particular). Diagnosis is usually clinical 1–4 . The clinical course varies but cutaneous lesions usually resolve spontaneously within 1–2 years, while erosive and severe forms do not tend to remit spontaneously (Fig.…”

Familial Lichen Planus. Is It Significant Evidence of Infectivity?

“…More recently Saffron (1940) has review^ed the literature and added 14 further cases, 11 consanguineous and 3 conjugal. Since then further examples have been reported by Goldstein (1942)-3 in one family, Bory (1949)-man and wife, and Senear and Caro (1945)-man and wdfe, though the diagnosis in the last case was not definite and the eruption may have been due to mepacrine. Thus, with the example reported here, the total number of consanguineous cases to date is 51 and of conjugal ones 12 (or 13 with Senear and Caro's cases).…”

Bilateral Burning Palmoplantar Lesions

“…3 Lesions of LP commonly are described as flat-topped, polygonal, pink-purple papules localized mostly along the volar wrists, shins, presacral area, and hands. 7 Lichen planus is considered to be more pruritic 3 than LS and can be further distinguished by biopsy through identifying a well-formed granular layer and numerous cytoid bodies. Unlike LS, LP is not characterized by basement membrane thickening or epidermal atrophy.…”