Successful Topical Treatment of Pigmented Purpuric Lichenoid Dermatitis of Gougerot-Blum in a Young Patient: A Case Report and Summary of the Most Common Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses

• Main Authors: Jeyanthini Risikesan (Author), Mette Sommerlund (Author), Mette Ramsing (Author), Mattias Kristensen (Author), Uffe Koppelhus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented a rash with reddish-brown patches on the trunk and extremities indicative of pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis of Gougerot-Blum (PPLD). The histological findings were characteristic for PPLD, thus supporting the diagnosis. Topically admini...