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Meng H, Jiang C, Wang W, Zhang L, Rao L, Liu Y, Cheng Y. Evaluation of reflective confocal microscopy in the differential diagnosis of Blaschko-linear inflammatory skin diseases. PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2024; 40:e12977. [PMID: 38787966 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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- Huimin Meng
- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Al-Balbeesi A. Adult Blaschkitis With Lichenoid Features and Blood Eosinophilia. Cureus 2021; 13:e16846. [PMID: 34367837 PMCID: PMC8336293 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There have been many reports of congenital and acquired dermatoses that trail Blaschko lines. Lichen striatus is representative of an acquired cutaneous linear inflammatory dermatosis running along the lines of Blaschko, characterized histopathologically by the predominance of lichenoid infiltration. Adult blaschkitis, however, is considered under the same disease spectrum as lichen striatus and is characterized by a spongiotic reaction pattern. Few differences have been recognized between lichen striatus and adult blaschkitis such as age of onset, triggers, distribution, histopathology, and response to treatment. A case of male patient with adult blaschkitis presenting as unilateral asymptomatic erythematous edematous papules, papulovesicles, and plaques over Blaschko’s lines, in which skin biopsy revealed coexistent pathological features of lichen striatus and adult blaschkitis along with blood eosinophilia, has been presented here. This may add to the cumulative evidence on the pathogenesis of adult blaschkitis as an allergic reaction to an unknown inciting allergen. Evidence to consider adult blaschkitis as part of the lichen striatus spectrum is growing. Triggers for such skin reactions remain diverse. This case presentation suggests that adult blaschkitis could be triggered by an allergic response evidenced by the blood eosinophilia when other causes of eosinophilia are excluded.
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Llamas-Molina JM, Linares-González L, Navarro-Triviño FJ. [Linear eruption on the back, is it or is it not a herpes zoster?]. Semergen 2021; 47:e53-e54. [PMID: 33642194 DOI: 10.1016/j.semerg.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J M Llamas-Molina
- Servicio de Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica y Venereología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica y Venereología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España
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- Departamento de Eczema de Contacto e Inmunoalergia, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España.
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Oiso N, Itani Y, Yanagihara S, Okahashi K, Yamauchi M, Isogai N, Kawada A. Squamous cell carcinomas arising from relapsing blaschkolinear dermatosis. J Dermatol 2019; 47:e124-e125. [PMID: 31872453 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Naoki Oiso
- Department of, Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kin, Osaka-, Japan
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- Department of, Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kin, Osaka-, Japan.,Department of, and, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Department of, and, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Department of, and, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Department of, Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kin, Osaka-, Japan
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Deschaine MA, Lehman JS. The interface reaction pattern in the skin: an integrated review of clinical and pathological features. Hum Pathol 2019; 91:86-113. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pruritic Linear Eruption in a 53-Year-Old Woman: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol 2018; 40:935-936. [PMID: 30475275 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000001028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Unusual Interface Dermatoses Distributed Along Blaschko's Lines in Adult Patients. Am J Dermatopathol 2017; 39:144-149. [DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000000689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Azizpour A, Nasimi M, Safaie-Naraghi Z, Etesami I. A Case of Blaschkitis with Features of Both Lichenoid and Spongiotic Dermatitis. Indian J Dermatol 2016; 61:348. [PMID: 27293278 PMCID: PMC4885211 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.182471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Arghavan Azizpour
- Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. E-mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. E-mail:
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- Department of Pathology, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. E-mail:
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Aravind M, Do TT, Cha HC, Fullen DR, Cha KB. Blaschkolinear acquired inflammatory skin eruption, or blaschkitis, with features of lichen nitidus. JAAD Case Rep 2016; 2:102-4. [PMID: 27051843 PMCID: PMC4810289 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Maya Aravind
- University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; IHA Dermatology, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Kim M, Jung HY, Eun YS, Cho BK, Park HJ. Nail lichen striatus: report of seven cases and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2015; 54:1255-60. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Miri Kim
- Department of Dermatology; College of Medicine; The Catholic University of Korea; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; College of Medicine; The Catholic University of Korea; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; College of Medicine; The Catholic University of Korea; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; College of Medicine; The Catholic University of Korea; Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; College of Medicine; The Catholic University of Korea; Seoul South Korea
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Payette MJ, Weston G, Humphrey S, Yu J, Holland KE. Lichen planus and other lichenoid dermatoses: Kids are not just little people. Clin Dermatol 2015; 33:631-43. [PMID: 26686015 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lichenoid dermatoses, a group of inflammatory skin conditions with characteristic clinical and histopathologic findings, range from common to rare. Classic lichen planus typically presents as pruritic, polygonal, violaceous flat-topped papules and plaques; many variants in morphology and location also exist. Other lichenoid dermatoses share similar clinical presentations and histopathologic findings. These include lichenoid drug eruption, lichen planus-like keratosis, lichen striatus, lichen nitidus, and keratosis lichenoides chronica. Epidemiologic characteristics vary among each lichenoid disorder. While classic lichen planus is considered a disease of adults, other lichenoid dermatoses may be more common in younger populations. The literature contains an array of reports on the variations in presentation and successful management of lichen planus and lichenoid dermatoses among diverse populations. Familiarity with the characteristics of each lichenoid dermatosis, rare or common within each patient population, is key to accomplishing timely recognition and effective management.
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- Michael J Payette
- Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 21 South Road, Second Floor, Farmington, CT 06032.
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226
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Johnson M, Walker D, Galloway W, Gardner JM, Shalin SC. Interface dermatitis along Blaschko's lines. J Cutan Pathol 2014; 41:950-4. [PMID: 25353350 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Mariah Johnson
- Department of Dermatology; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City OK USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock AR USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock AR USA
- Department of Pathology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock AR USA
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock AR USA
- Department of Pathology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock AR USA
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Lichen striatus (LS) is an uncommon dermatosis characterised by a linear inflammatory papular eruption. It is frequently seen in children and rarely in adults. We present in this study a 49-year-old female patient who was diagnosed as LS, which occurs after a bite by bumblebee. As we know, it is the first case of LS reported after a bite by bumblebee.
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- Emine Unal
- Dermatology Clinic, Yenimahalle State Goverment Hospital , Ankara , Turkey
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Kapadia A, Natarajan S. Recurring photoaggravated rash in a blaschkoid distribution. Clin Exp Dermatol 2011; 36:427-8. [PMID: 21564182 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03935.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A Kapadia
- Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
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Fogagnolo L, Barreto JA, Soares CT, Marinho FCA, Nassif PW. Lichen striatus on adult. An Bras Dermatol 2011; 86:142-5. [PMID: 21437538 DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000100022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lichen Striatus is an uncommon inflammatory skin eruption of unknown etiology. It rarely affects adults, and it is characterized by abrupt onset of coalescent papules, in a linear disposition, usually on the extremities. Histopathology shows lichenoid reaction involving follicles and glands. Occasionally, there is overlap with linear lichen planus and "blaschkitis", the main differential diagnoses. It is reported here the case of an adult woman with erythematous violaceous papules on the right side of the neck and face, diagnosed with lichen striatus by clinical and histopathological correlation. The atypical findings and the diagnostic difficulty are discussed.
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Müller C, Schmaltz R, Vogt T, Pföhler C. Lichen striatus and blaschkitis: reappraisal of the concept of blaschkolinear dermatoses. Br J Dermatol 2010; 164:257-62. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Blaschkitis is an acquired, rare dermatitis that follows the lines of Blaschko. Many consider blaschkitis as a variant of lichen striatus, although authors felt that it is a separate entity. A 2½-year-old girl presented with multiple grouped papules along the lines of Blaschko on her trunk. The main differences to lichen striatus are illustrated. Our case supports the hypothesis that blaschkitis is an entity of its own.
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- Katharina Denk
- Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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Blaschkitis del adulto (liquen estriado) tratado de forma exitosa con tacrolimus tópico. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(09)71920-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tejera-Vaquerizo A, Ruiz-Molina I, Solís-García E, Moreno-Giménez J. Adult Blaschkitis (Lichen Striatus) Successfully Treated With Topical Tacrolimus. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70140-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Campanati A, Brandozzi G, Giangiacomi M, Simonetti O, Marconi B, Offidani AM. Lichen striatus in adults and pimecrolimus: open, off-label clinical study. Int J Dermatol 2008; 47:732-6. [PMID: 18613885 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03654.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lichen striatus is a well-known, acquired, self-healing, linear inflammatory dermatosis. Lichen striatus occurring in adults tends to be more extensive and itchy than in children, sometimes requiring symptomatic treatment. The therapeutic approach usually adopted is topical steroids, even though prolonged use may lead to several side-effects, particularly cutaneous atrophy. OBJECTIVE To report the results of an open, off-label study on the use of pimecrolimus 1% in the treatment of diffuse, nonresponsive forms of lichen striatus. METHODS Three adult patients suffering from relapsing or disseminated and itchy lichen striatus received topical application of pimecrolimus 1% cream (Elidel, Novartis Pharma, Basle, Switzerland) twice daily for 6 weeks, or until complete disappearance of the cutaneous lesions. RESULTS All patients experienced rapid healing of the dermatosis, without any recurrence for at least 14 months. CONCLUSION Our preliminary results show that pimecrolimus may represent a useful therapeutic alternative for lichen striatus, although further studies on a larger number of cases are needed to confirm its safety and efficacy in the treatment of this condition.
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- Anna Campanati
- Department of Dermatology and Institute of Anatomopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
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Keegan BR, Kamino H, Fangman W, Shin HT, Orlow SJ, Schaffer JV. "Pediatric blaschkitis": expanding the spectrum of childhood acquired Blaschko-linear dermatoses. Pediatr Dermatol 2007; 24:621-7. [PMID: 18035983 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00550.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We describe two young children who developed relapsing, pruritic, papulovesicular eruptions in multiple bands along Blaschko lines on the neck, trunk, and extremities. Skin specimens in both revealed spongiotic dermatitis. This represents the first report of "blaschkitis" in children, providing further evidence that lichen striatus and blaschkitis are related acquired Blaschko-linear dermatoses that exist on a spectrum rather than as the childhood and adult form of a single disease entity. We highlight the features that differentiate blaschkitis from lichen striatus, review the potential roles of cutaneous mosaicism, environmental triggers, and background immunologic state in their pathogenesis, and discuss the spectrum of inflammatory dermatoses that can follow Blaschko lines.
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- Brian R Keegan
- Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York 10016, USA
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Monteagudo B, Paredes C, Vázquez M, Pestoni C, Used MM, Labandeira J, Ginarte M. [Multiple unilateral lichen striatus in an adult]. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2006; 96:475-6. [PMID: 16476281 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(05)73118-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Coskun B, Saral Y, Ozturk P, Karincaoglu Y, Cobanoglu B. Calcium acetate-induced linear fixed drug eruption. Dermatology 2005; 210:244-5. [PMID: 15785058 DOI: 10.1159/000083961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A 36-year-old man presented with a linear erythematous eruption along his right forearm and dystrophy of his right thumbnail. These changes had developed 2 weeks after his right thumb had been pricked by a pineapple leaf and evolved over a 6-week period. Histopathology revealed features consistent with lichen striatus. He complained of mild intermittent pruritus, which responded to moderate-potency topical corticosteroids. At 12 months the skin eruption had improved, but the nail changes persisted.
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- Victoria Shepherd
- Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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