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| Title: | Unilateral Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Mimicking Acral Lentiginous Melanoma |
| Author: | Unilateral Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Mimicking Acral Lentiginous Melanoma |
| Abstract: | The authors report a case of a Latin American woman who developed progressive pigmentation primarily involving two digits of her right hand. She was scheduled for amputation based on a presumptive histologic diagnosis of melanoma with regression. Dermatology consultation with repeat biopsies disclosed a lichenoid tissue reaction with marked pigment incontinence and no evidence of melanoma. This report should prompt physicians to include lichen planus pigmentosus in the differential diagnosis of acral lentiginous melanoma. |
| Section: | Case Report |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Page: | 841 |
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