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. 2024 Jan-Feb;69(1):91-93.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_629_23. Epub 2024 Feb 27.

Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Masquerading as Nevus Spilus

Sneha Krishnoji Rao  1 , Ambika Dixit  2 , Subhra Dhar  3 , Abhishek De  4
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Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Masquerading as Nevus Spilus

Sneha Krishnoji Rao et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Asymptomatic brownish-black macules on the left side of the neck interspersed with lighter brown macules
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermoscopy showed pigmented dots and globules, the color of which ranged from dark brown and bluish-gray. The dots and globules are arranged in pseudo-reticulate or diffuse patterns
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathology showed a dense band of lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis with basal vacuolar degeneration and melanin incontinence (H and E ×100)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Melanin incontinence and melanophages seen in the dermis (H and E ×400)
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