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lichen nitidus
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Etiology
Lichen nitidus - "ball in claw" lymphohistiocytic infiltrate with giant cells surrounded by epidermal collarettes
- https://twitter.com/JJSpeiserMD/status/743808301792628736
- https://twitter.com/ASDPTweets/status/673959827069079552
- https://twitter.com/JRamirezMD/status/783089689397907456
- https://twitter.com/JHoDermPath/status/1445401456350273540
Synopsis
Lichen nitidus
Focal hyperkeratosis
Focal vacuolar change
Discrete lichenoid lymphohistiocytic infiltrate expanding 1-4 dermal papillae
“Ball and claw” appearance
May have giant cells
May be perifollicular
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