Lichen nitidus(LN) is an uncommon chronic eruption of numerous tiny, discrete, usually flesh colored, shiny papules most commonly located on the penis, arms, forearms, and abdomen. It was described by Pinkus, first in 1901. The distribution of LN
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most often localized, but in some cases it may become generalized.
A 10-year-old healthy boy was seen by our department because of many flesh colored, discrete, shiny papules on the whole body. The papules are skin colored, pinhead sized, round, and flat-topped. The lesions appeared first at the age of 9 on the
forehead and then increased in the number and extended downward to the neck, trunk, abdomen and both extremities. This case was successfully treated with topical corticosteroid. (Kor J Dermatol 1994 ; 32(6) : 1107~1110)
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