Clinical and Dermoscopic Features of Lichen Amyloidosis : A Case Report

Volume 1 - Issue 2

El Anzi Ouiam*, Maouni Safae, Sqalli Asmae and Hassam Badredine

Received: December 08, 2018;   Published: December 17, 2018

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DOI: 10.32474/TRSD.2018.01.000109

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Abstract

Lichen amyloidosis (LA) is the most common form of primary cutaneous amyloidosis. It’s a very pruritic hyperkeratotic and coalescent papules usually localized on the anterior tibiae. The diagnostic is clinical, dermoscopy reveals two major dermoscopic patterns characteristic of LA, namely, ‘central hub’ and ‘scar-like’.

Keywords: Lichen amyloidosis; Dermoscopy; Pruritus; Papules

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