Japanese case of classic plaque‐like actinic lichen planus

Abstract

Actinic lichen planus (LP) is a rare variant of LP that differs from classic LP by presenting in areas of sun-exposed skin. It has a predilection for the face, dorsum of the hands, and extensor surfaces of the upper extremities, whereas classic LP usually spares the head and more commonly affects the trunk and the flexural extremities. 1Unlike classic LP, pruritus, Koebner phenomenon, and mucous mem-