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Case Reports
. 2012 May-Jun;87(3):466-8.
doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000300018.

Generalized Lichen nitidus associated with Down's syndrome: case report

Luciane Francisca Fernandes Botelho  1 , João Paulo Junqueira de Magalhães, Marília Marufuji Ogawa, Milvia Maria Silva Simões Enokihara, Silmara da Costa Pereira Cestari
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Generalized Lichen nitidus associated with Down's syndrome: case report

Luciane Francisca Fernandes Botelho et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2012 May-Jun.

Abstract

Lichen nitidus is a disease of unknown etiology, characterized by flesh-colored, shiny papules of 1-2 mm and generally asymptomatic or with mild pruritus. The most common sites of occurrence are genitalia, upper limbs, trunk and abdomen. The generalized form is rare. This is the fourth reported case of lichen nitidus associated with Down Syndrome.

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