Hypopigmented plaque with cut dragon fruit appearance

A 32-year-old male presented with a whitish, hypopigmented asymptomatic skin lesion over his upper back for six months, with no similar lesions reported elsewhere.On examination, a 5 5 cm hypopigmented atrophic plaque, with follicular plugging and peripheral hyperpigmentation was observed on the right upper back, resembling the appearance of a cut dragon fruit [Figure 1].Dermoscopy revealed structureless areas, comedo-like openings, white chrysalis-like structures, and telangiectasia.Histopathology showed follicular plugging, epidermal thinning, loss of rete ridges, focal basal cell vacuolization, and edema and hyalinization of the papillary dermis [Figure 2].After correlating clinical findings, dermoscopic results, and histopathological features, the diagnosis of extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) was made.

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Cosmoderma
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2024-11-29
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https://doi.org/10.25259/csdm_152_2024
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Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
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Hypopigmented plaque with cut dragon fruit appearance

Spandana Devarahalli Krishnamurthy, M. Madhu, Mahalaxmi Khatagave
Cosmoderma
Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
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Hypopigmented plaque with cut dragon fruit appearance

Spandana Devarahalli Krishnamurthy, M. Madhu, Mahalaxmi Khatagave
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Abstract

A 32-year-old male presented with a whitish, hypopigmented asymptomatic skin lesion over his upper back for six months, with no similar lesions reported elsewhere.On examination, a 5 5 cm hypopigmented atrophic plaque, with follicular plugging and peripheral hyperpigmentation was observed on the right upper back, resembling the appearance of a cut dragon fruit [Figure 1].Dermoscopy revealed structureless areas, comedo-like openings, white chrysalis-like structures, and telangiectasia.Histopathology showed follicular plugging, epidermal thinning, loss of rete ridges, focal basal cell vacuolization, and edema and hyalinization of the papillary dermis [Figure 2].After correlating clinical findings, dermoscopic results, and histopathological features, the diagnosis of extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) was made.

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Shamnur Shivashankarappa Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre (IN), Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
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Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
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