Keratosis lichenoides chronica: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2006 Jan;31(1):48-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01939.x.

Abstract

A 45-year-old man presented with a 7-year history of keratosis lichenoides chronica (KLC), a mucocutaneous lichenoid disorder of keratinization with no known aetiology, without significant systemic associations. Our patient also had type I diabetes mellitus, mild hypertension and lipid abnormalities. The diagnosis and treatment of KLC is often challenging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Keratosis / complications
  • Keratosis / diagnosis*
  • Keratosis / drug therapy
  • Lichenoid Eruptions / complications
  • Lichenoid Eruptions / diagnosis*
  • Lichenoid Eruptions / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Photochemotherapy / methods
  • Treatment Outcome