Generalized Lichen Nitidus in Identical Twins
Lichen nitidus is an uncommon idiopathic chronic dermatosis characterized by minute, flesh-colored or hypopigmented, shiny papules commonly occurring on the abdomen, chest, genitalia, and extremities. The disorder is most often localized but, rarely, can become extensive or generalized. The occurren...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Published: |
Hindawi Limited,
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000 am a22000003u 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | doaj_5848808473784c4aa3d5ad9890f38ae5 | ||
| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 100 | 1 | 0 | |a Alexander K. C. Leung |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Jeffrey Ng |e author |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Generalized Lichen Nitidus in Identical Twins |
| 260 | |b Hindawi Limited, |c 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z. | ||
| 500 | |a 2090-6463 | ||
| 500 | |a 2090-6471 | ||
| 500 | |a 10.1155/2012/982084 | ||
| 520 | |a Lichen nitidus is an uncommon idiopathic chronic dermatosis characterized by minute, flesh-colored or hypopigmented, shiny papules commonly occurring on the abdomen, chest, genitalia, and extremities. The disorder is most often localized but, rarely, can become extensive or generalized. The occurrence of lichen nitidus during infancy is extremely rare. A perusal of the English literature revealed but two cases. We report two identical twins with lesions of generalized lichen nitidus noted at two months of age. The familial occurrence of lichen nitidus suggests that a genetic factor may be operative. | ||
| 546 | |a EN | ||
| 690 | |a Dermatology | ||
| 690 | |a RL1-803 | ||
| 655 | 7 | |a article |2 local | |
| 786 | 0 | |n Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, Vol 2012 (2012) | |
| 787 | 0 | |n http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/982084 | |
| 787 | 0 | |n https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6463 | |
| 787 | 0 | |n https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6471 | |
| 856 | 4 | 1 | |u https://doaj.org/article/5848808473784c4aa3d5ad9890f38ae5 |z Connect to this object online. |