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. 2021 Sep-Oct;66(5):576.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_993_20.

Dermoscopic Signs in the Diagnosis of Lichen Planus Follicularis Tumidus

Mariam Tabka  1 , Rima Gammoudi  1 , Badredine Sriha  2 , Mohamed Denguezli  1
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Dermoscopic Signs in the Diagnosis of Lichen Planus Follicularis Tumidus

Mariam Tabka et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2021 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Bilateral, well-delimited violaceous and tumid plaques with multiple whitish/yellowish cysts in both retroauricular areas (a_Right side; b_Left side).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermoscopy showing perifollicular pigmentation (Blue stars), follicular plugs (red squares), Wickham striae (yellow arrows), and small rosettes within large follicular openings (black circles). Polarized dermoscope with x10 magnification (Dermlite 4, 3GEN Inc, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA).
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a)Dilated follicular infundibula (blue arrows) filled with orthokeratotic keratinous lamellae (yellow stars) (haematoxylin and eosin, X40). (b) Wedge shaped hypergranulosis (red stars) and a subjacent lymphocytic infiltrate (green stars) (haematoxylin and eosin, X200).
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