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Am J Med
March 2020
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.
Dermatol Online J
September 2018
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Lichen planus-lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by clinical and histopathological features of both lichen planus (LP) and lupus erythematosus (LE). Cutaneous lesions commonly affect the distal arms, legs, face, and trunk and these plaques are often large, scaly, painful, and atrophic, often exhibiting hypopigmentation or a red to blue-violet color. We report a case of LP-LE overlap syndrome diagnosed in a man previously believed to have atypical lichen planus who presented with an exacerbation of exuberant pruritic erythematous scaly plaques.
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February 2000
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract
March 1989
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Fort Collins, Colorado.
As llamas become more common in North America, veterinarians will be called on ever more frequently to deal with their dermatologic problems. Adherence to the basic tenets of the thorough dermatologic work up, including history, physical examination, skin scrapings, cytological examinations, fungal culture, skin biopsies, and assessing response to judiciously chosen trial therapies will offer the best opportunity of arriving at proper diagnoses. Special attention must be paid to the fact that llama skin bears some histological differences that may prove confusing to the uninitiated.
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