Patient 109
On January - 31 - 2009
In a 44-year-old woman, on the forearm
What to see at dermoscopy:
-whitish structureless areas, showing projections of varying sizes, from thin spikes (comb-like appearence) to broad arboriform ramifications
-linear vessels
Biopsy was indicated.
Histopathological correlation: active lichen planus
Comments: sometimes blue-gray dots (corresponding to dermal melanophages) are also observed.
For more information: Vazquez-Lopez F, Gomez-Diez S, Sanchez J, Perez-Oliva, N. Dermoscopy of active Lichen Planus. Arch Dermatol 143, 2007:1092-1093