Malignant Transformation of Hypertrophic Lichen Planus in a Young Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Bharathi Ravikumar1, S Kumudhini1, S Krishnan1

  • 1Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.

In this article, we report a case of hypertrophic lichen planus transforming into cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a 24-year-old Indian woman at 34 weeks of gestational age. We hypothesize that immunologic alterations during pregnancy could transform a long-standing hypertrophic lichen planus into cutaneous neoplasm.