LICHEN NITIDUS

Course overview

LICHEN NITIDUS IS A RARE BENIGN CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY EXTENSIVE 1- TO 2-MM SKIN-COLORED PAPULES COMMONLY OCCURRING ON UPPER EXTREMITIES, CHEST, ABDOMEN, OR GENITALIA. IT TYPICALLY OCCURS IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AS A SELF-LIMITED PROCESS WITH NO LONG-TERM SEQUELAE. MOST PATIENTS REMAIN ASYMPTOMATIC AND MAY ONLY SEEK TREATMENT IF PRURITUS OR A GENERALIZED DISTRIBUTION IS PRESENT.