Facial actinic lichen nitidus successfully treated with hydroxychloroquin: a case report.

INTRODUCTION: Lichen nitidus is an unusual condition with chronic evolution. It arises as multiple tiny, shiny papules with a flat surface. Many clinical variants have been reported. We describe a new case of facial actinic lichen nitidus. Our patient responded rapidly to corticosteroids and hydroxychloroquine. CASE REPORT: A 23-year-old woman with photodistributed eruptions recurring during the summer with improvement during the winter presented to our institution. Clinical exam revealed pinhead sized flat and flesh-colored papules on her face. Koebner phenomenon was not observed. Palms, soles, nails, and mucosa were normal. Histologic examination of a cutaneous biopsy showed a well circumscribed lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in the papillary dermis in a "claw clutching a ball" pattern suggestive of lichen nitidus. The diagnosis of actinic lichen nitidus was made. Treatment included photoprotection, topical corticosteroids once daily for 6 weeks, and hydroxychloroquine for 6 months. Remission of lesions was obtained after 4 weeks. CONCLUSION: Actinic lichen nitidus is rare. The true prevalence of this disease and the effectiveness of its various therapies is difficult to evaluate because it is usually asymptomatic and resolves without squelae.

Liquen nitidus generalizado. A propósito de un caso / Widespread lichen nitidus. A case report

El liquen nitidus es una dermatosis poco frecuente de origen desconocido caracterizada por pequeñas pápulas hemiesféricas, brillantes y del color de la piel, habitualmente asintomáticas o ligeramente pruriginosas. Tiene predilección por genitales, glúteos, abdomen inferior y superficies flexoras de antebrazos y muñecas. Ocasionalmente tiene una distribución generalizada. Su evolución es benigna con resolución espontánea en meses o años. Presentamos un caso de liquen nitidus generalizado (AU)

Lichen nitidus is a rare dermatosis of unknown etiology; it consists of small, hemispherical, shiny and flesh-coloured papules commonly asymptomatic or sometimes itchy. It has predilection on the genitals, lower abdomen, flexor surfaces of forearms and wrists. There are rare reports of patients having a more generalized distribution of lesions. Lichen nitidus lesions resolve spontaneously in months or years. We present a case of generalized lichen nitidus (AU)

Generalized lichen nitidus in Russell-Silver syndrome.

Generalized lichen nitidus is a rare disease, and there are only a few reports associating it with a genetic disorder. Here we report a case of generalized lichen nitidus in Russell-Silver syndrome.

Facial lichen nitidus actinicus.

We report an 18-year-old woman with lichen nitidus with exclusive facial distribution.

Letter: Generalized lichen nitidus successfully treated with pimecrolimus 1 percent cream.

An eight-year-old child presented with generalized popular eruptions of two years duration. The diagnosis was lichen nitidus with pathologic confirmation. The lesions were successfully reduced and flattened by pimecrolimus 1 percent cream for 8 weeks.

Generalized purpuric lichen nitidus. Report of a case and review of the literature.

Generalized purpuric lichen nitidus is an extremely rare form of lichen nitidus. We present the third documented case of this uncommon dermatosis, which was treated successfully with orally administered cyclosporine. During a 12-month follow-up after the cessation of the drug, no recurrence was noticed.

Condyloma with lichen nitidus.

A 32-year-old black man presented with two separate eruptions on his penis (Figure). He has had a 10-year history of asymptomatic 1-3 mm shiny papules on the shaft of his penis. He also has had one asymptomatic verrucous brown plaque 1.5 cm in diameter on his penis. A small shave biopsy was performed for each process. The former showed lymphocytes and histocytes in the papillary dermis in a "ball-in-claw" relation to the rete ridges of the epidermis. The latter showed an acanthotic epidermis with papillomatosis. Diagnoses of lichen nitidus and condyloma acuminata were respectively made. As the shiny papules did not bother the patient, but he wanted to be rid of the verrucous plaque, only the latter was treated. Liquid nitrogen was applied to the plaque. The patient was also given podofilox 0.5% gel to apply to the condyloma overnight on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with a 4-day respite. This cycle was to be repeated for 3 more weeks. He was examined several more times and treated with cryotherapy and podofilox gel with the near disappearance of the condyloma over 4 months.

Generalized lichen nitidus.

Lichen nitidus is a rare chronic condition of unknown etiology. Generalized lichen nitidus is even rarer. We report here a 5-year-old girl who had multiple, asymptomatic, discrete, 1 to 2 mm flesh-colored, shiny, flat, papules on her face, upper limbs, and thighs with relative sparing of the trunk. Resolution of these papular lesions was followed by hyperpigmented macules in those areas. Histopathologic examination of a papular lesion revealed a localized granulomatous lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in an expanded dermal papilla with thinning of overlying epidermis and downward extension of the rete ridges at the lateral margin of the infiltrate, producing a typical "claw clutching a ball" picture, confirming our clinical diagnosis of lichen nitidus. The pigmented macules showed melanin pigmentation on histology. There was no response to oral astemizole treatment for 3 months. However, the lichen nitidus lesions resolved spontaneously without any further treatment over the next year, leaving behind a prominent pigmentary disturbance.