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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 18;7(3):361-362.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.12.005. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Rapid-onset lichen simplex chronicus after a superinfected herpes simplex virus eruption

Juliana Berk-Krauss  1 , Daniel R Mazori  1 , Edward R Heilman  1 , Eve J Lowenstein  1
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Case Reports

Rapid-onset lichen simplex chronicus after a superinfected herpes simplex virus eruption

Juliana Berk-Krauss et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

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  • Erratum regarding previously published articles.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):868. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.012. eCollection 2021 Dec. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 35028406 Free PMC article.
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Keywords: Herpes simplex virus; Lichen simplex chronicus; Skin of color.

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Fig. 1
A large, depigmented, hypertrophic plaque on the superior gluteal cleft. The plaque followed the outline of a superinfected herpes simplex virus 2 eruption 3 weeks prior.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A 4-mm punch biopsy demonstrated orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, hypergranulosis, and vertically oriented collagen bundles in the papillary dermis, consistent with lichen simplex chronicus (hematoxylin-eosin, 100×).
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