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Linear lichen planus and lichen striatus--opposite ends of a spectrum
R M Herd1, K M McLaren, R D Aldridge
1Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
The linear pattern of lichen planus (LP) is extremely rare. In six publications 1256 patients with LP have been reviewed and only three cases of linear LP (LLP) are reported. The differential diagnosis of LLP includes a number of linear dermatoses in particular lichen striatus (LS) and the extent of overlap between these syndromes remains contentious.