CASE REPORT: LICHEN PLANUS-LIKE KERATOSIS AND A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

CASE REPORT: LICHEN PLANUS-LIKE KERATOSIS

Abstract

Lichen planus-like keratosis also known as lichenoid keratosis is an uncommon skin disease in Africans and occurs in individuals in their fifth to seventh decades of life. It presents as a solitary macule, papule or plaque mostly on sun damaged skin. Lichen planus-like keratosis can mimic a variety of benign and malignant cutaneous diseases. Typical dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy features allow differentiation from other cutaneous lesions. Histopathological evaluation is important in differentiating lichen planus-like keratosis from other lichenoid disease with which it shares several features. Several treatment modalities including drugs are employed in the treatment of lichen planus-like keratosis.  A case of lichen planus-like keratosis in a young Nigerian is reported.