A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo
We report an unusual manifestation of vitiligo colocalizing with lichen planus (LP). A 76-year-old Greek male presented with a history of a red, scaly, itchy, asymmetrical patch located at the umbilicus within a well-demarcated depigmented macule of vitiligo. Histology showed features of a lichenoid...
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| description | We report an unusual manifestation of vitiligo colocalizing with lichen planus (LP). A 76-year-old Greek male presented with a history of a red, scaly, itchy, asymmetrical patch located at the umbilicus within a well-demarcated depigmented macule of vitiligo. Histology showed features of a lichenoid interface dermatitis, favouring a diagnosis of LP. Colocalization of LP and vitiligo has rarely been reported in the literature. After reviewing the literature, we believe that at present there is insufficient evidence to resolve the uncertainties in the aetiology of this colocalization. It seems to us that the association between LP and vitiligo is more than coincidental, but none of the theories discussed in this paper can sufficiently account for it. Rather, the association is likely to be multifactorial in its pathogenesis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b79a21a5fdf44a6da49a0abd555c9ec22025-02-03T01:27:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/840193840193A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and VitiligoDavid Veitch0Georgios Kravvas1Sian Hughes2Christopher Bunker3Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKDepartment of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKDepartment of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKDepartment of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKWe report an unusual manifestation of vitiligo colocalizing with lichen planus (LP). A 76-year-old Greek male presented with a history of a red, scaly, itchy, asymmetrical patch located at the umbilicus within a well-demarcated depigmented macule of vitiligo. Histology showed features of a lichenoid interface dermatitis, favouring a diagnosis of LP. Colocalization of LP and vitiligo has rarely been reported in the literature. After reviewing the literature, we believe that at present there is insufficient evidence to resolve the uncertainties in the aetiology of this colocalization. It seems to us that the association between LP and vitiligo is more than coincidental, but none of the theories discussed in this paper can sufficiently account for it. Rather, the association is likely to be multifactorial in its pathogenesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/840193 |
| spellingShingle | David Veitch Georgios Kravvas Sian Hughes Christopher Bunker A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo |
| title_full | A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo |
| title_short | A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo |
| title_sort | rare colocalization of lichen planus and vitiligo |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/840193 |
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