A case report of a 60-year-old man with lichen aureus of leg is presented. Clinically the solitary golden to purple colored patch consists of lichenoid paules, plaque, and mild petechiae around the lesion, and the histology reveals a dense and
bandlike
infiltrate hugging the epidermis. It consists of lymphocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils, and many extravasated erythrocytes and hemosiderin in dermis, but a few red cells and increased melanin pigment can also be seen in the epidermis. The
eruption
in
mildly itchy and has been present 6 months. (Kor J Dermatol 1994 ; 32(2) : 312~315)
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