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Acrosyringeal lichen planus
1Department of Dermatology, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Acta Dermato-Venereologica
|January 1, 1987
Summary
This study describes a specific skin condition, acrosyringeal lichen planus, characterized by dermal lymphocytic infiltrate near the acrosyringium. It suggests a link between this condition and beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs in some patients.
Area of Science:
- Dermatopathology
- Histopathology
- Cutaneous Medicine
Background:
- Lichen planus and lichenoid toxicodermia are inflammatory skin conditions.
- The eccrine acrosyringium is the intraepidermal portion of the sweat duct.
- Understanding specific histological patterns is crucial for diagnosis and pathogenesis.