Lichen aureus is one of the rarest of the pigmented and purpuric dermatoses. The disease consists of lichenoid papules and plaques with a golden to purplish color, and the microscopic sections of skin reveal a dense bandlike infiltrate that
composed
mainly of lymphocytes and histiocytes, of ten with extravasation of red cells.
We describe a case of lichen aureus occurring in a 45-year-old male, who presented with 2×3cm sized round, grouped, purple colored papules surrounded by gold to brown colored hue on the right calf. There was no associated symptoms. The
microscopic
sections from the lesion showed a dense bandlike lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis, which was separated from the epidermis by a grenz zone. In the dermis, extravasation of red blood cells and hemosiderin pigment as well as
siderophages
were observed.
(Kor J Dermatol 1992 ; 30 (3) : 402-406)
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