Korean J Dermatol.
2004 Feb;42(2):202-204.
A Case of Zosteriform Lichen Planus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. holyderma@cathlolic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Zosteriform lichen planus is a rare variant of lichen planus, which can be differentiated from linear lichen planus by not linear, but zosteriform distribution. The pathogenesis of zosteriform lichen planus has been most commonly described as a Koebner phenomenon. We, herein, present a case of zosteriform lichen planus in a 69-year-old man with pruritic, grouped, violaceous papules in zosteriform arrangement on his left flank for 3 months. He had no history of any previous skin disease. Histopathologically, the papule showed characteristic findings consistent with lichen planus.
