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. 2018 Nov-Dec;9(6):479-480.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_338_17.

Brown Shadow in Lichen Nitidus: A Dermoscopic Marker!

Subrato Malakar¹, Sushrut Save², Purva Mehta²

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ MD, DCH, Medical Director, Rita Skin Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
² DNB, Consultant, Rita Skin Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

PMID: 30505802
PMCID: PMC6232985
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_338_17

Brown Shadow in Lichen Nitidus: A Dermoscopic Marker!

Subrato Malakar et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2018 Nov-Dec.

. 2018 Nov-Dec;9(6):479-480.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_338_17.

Authors

Subrato Malakar¹, Sushrut Save², Purva Mehta²

Affiliations

¹ MD, DCH, Medical Director, Rita Skin Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
² DNB, Consultant, Rita Skin Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

PMID: 30505802
PMCID: PMC6232985
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_338_17

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Multiple white-colored flat-topped papules distributed bilaterally over forearms

Figure 2
(a) Dermoscopy demonstrates multiple, white, well-circumscribed, circular areas with a smooth surface along with an indistinct brown shadow reflected through these white circles (b) Magnified dermoscopic image of (a) demonstrating the brown shadow (black arrow) (DermLite III; 3Gen; Polarized, 10×)

Figure 3
Histopathology shows subepidermal foci of lymphohistiocytic infiltrate, encircled by acanthotic epidermal collarettes with parakeratosis of overlying stratum corneum (H and E stain 10×)

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