In the rare and atypical atrophic variant, the normal papules are replaced by flat violaceous macules that are found in the axillae and glans penis. Etiology: Lichen planus is a common ...

A 35-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of purple discoloration of his toes and associated skin lesions that have ...

Lichen planus, an idiopathic inflammatory dermatosis of the skin and/or mucous membranes, is characterized by the five Ps: Planar (flat-topped), Pruritic, Polygonal, Purple (violaceous ...

Examination of the bilateral upper extremities and trunk revealed symmetric, violaceous, polygonal papules coalescing into plaques (Figure 1). Marked isomorphism (Koebnerization) was noted.

A heliotrope rash, a violaceous edematous periorbital erythema that may be slightly scaly, is considered pathognomonic for dermatomyositis. ADPDM (previously Gottron's papules) appear as red to ...

A 77-year-old man presented for investigation of violaceous papules that had suddenly appeared on his chest, abdomen, and back 6 months earlier. The patient displayed B symptoms, was underweight ...

he developed a worsening rash with “scaly violaceous papules and patches” on his face and neck; the acneiform nodules also worsened and spread to his extremities. [hmicms_related_articles] The ...