Hypertrophic lichen planus and light sensitivity in an HIV-positive patient.

Int J Dermatol

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.

Published: November 1988

A 40-year-old black man who was HIV positive developed generalized hypertrophic lichen planus in areas previously affected by a photosensitivity eruption. After unsuccessful attempts to induce remission of his lichen planus with conventional therapies, etretinate produced a dramatic response.

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