Lichenoid eruption

Lichenoid eruption
Classification and external resources
Specialty	dermatology
ICD-10	L43-L44
ICD-9-CM	697
MeSH	D017512

A lichenoid eruption is a skin disease characterized by damage and infiltration between the epidermis and dermis.^[1]

Examples include lichen planus, lichen sclerosus and lichen nitidus. It can also be associated with abrasion or drug use.^[2] It has been observed in conjunction with the use of proton pump inhibitors.^[3]

The term "lichenoid" derives from a resemblance to a lichen.

References

Pustular	Generalized pustular psoriasis (Impetigo herpetiformis) Acropustulosis/Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (Pustular bacterid) Annular pustular psoriasis Localized pustular psoriasis

Other	Guttate psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Psoriatic erythroderma Drug-induced psoriasis Inverse psoriasis Napkin psoriasis Seborrheic-like psoriasis

Lichen planus	configuration Annular Linear morphology Hypertrophic Atrophic Bullous Ulcerative Actinic Pigmented site Mucosal Nails Peno-ginival Vulvovaginal overlap synromes with lichen sclerosus with lupus erythematosis other: Hepatitis-associated lichen planus Lichen planus pemphigoides

Other	Lichen nitidus Lichen striatus Lichen ruber moniliformis Gianotti–Crosti syndrome Erythema dyschromicum perstans Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation Keratosis lichenoides chronica Kraurosis vulvae Lichen sclerosus Lichenoid dermatitis Lichenoid reaction of graft-versus-host disease

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