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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 Malakar  1 , Sushrut Save  2 , Purva Mehta  2
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Brown Shadow in Lichen Nitidus: A Dermoscopic Marker!

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

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple white-colored flat-topped papules distributed bilaterally over forearms
Figure 2
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
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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