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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul-Aug;92(4):585-587.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176708.

Coexistence of lichen planus follicularis tumidus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hatice Kaya Ozden  1 , Mualla Polat  2 , Hesna Muzeyyen Astarci  3
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Case Reports

Coexistence of lichen planus follicularis tumidus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hatice Kaya Ozden et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A: Tumid reddish/violaceous plaque with white-to-yellow milia-like papules. B: Close-up of the lesion. 1C: Dermoscopic features of the lesion: irregular brownish-blue pigment network, milia-like cysts and comedo-like openings
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Hyperkeratosis, wedge-shaped hypergranulosis, irregular acanthosis, and destruction of basal layer (Hematoxylin & eosin X20). B: The upper dermis had a band-like infiltration of lymphohistiocytes and prominent pigmentary incontinence (Hematoxylin & eosin X40). C: The papillary dermis reveals colloid bodies (arrow). D: Presence of lichenoid infiltrate surrounding hair follicles and cysts filled with orthokeratin (Hematoxylin & eosin X20)
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