Actinic lichen nitidus

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Travis W. Blalock, Emory University; Swati Kannan, Medical College of Georgia; Loretta S. Davis, Medical College of Georgia
• Language: English
• Date: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: PAGEpress
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © T.W. Blalock et al., 2010.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/dr.2010.e10
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Dermatology Reports
• ISSN: 2036-7392
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 25
• End Page: 26
• Keywords: actinic lichen nitidus; actinic lichen planus; lichenoid dermatitis
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, General

Abstract

We present the case of a 29-year-old black female with an initial clinical and histopathologic diagnosis of actinic lichen nitidus. Three years later, she presented with scattered hyperpigmented macules with oval pink/violaceous plaques bilaterally on her forearms and on her neck, clinically consistent with actinic lichen planus. She was treated with topical steroids at each visit, with subsequent resolution of her lesions. In this report, we discuss the spectrum of actinic lichenoid dermatoses and of disease that presents even in the same patient.