Pigmented actinic lichen planus (PALP) mimicking lentigo maligna melanoma: Usefulness of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosis and follow-up

Marina Venturini; Ausilia Maria Manganoni; Arianna Zanca; Stefania Bassissi; Laura Pavoni; Salvador Gonzales; AnnaMaria Cesinaro; PierGiacomo Calzavara-Pinton

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.02.008

Pigmented actinic lichen planus (PALP) mimicking lentigo maligna melanoma: Usefulness of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosis and follow-up

JAAD Case Rep. 2018 Jun 12;4(6):568-572. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.02.008. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Authors

Marina Venturini¹, Ausilia Maria Manganoni¹, Arianna Zanca¹, Stefania Bassissi¹, Laura Pavoni¹, Salvador Gonzales², AnnaMaria Cesinaro³, PierGiacomo Calzavara-Pinton¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatologic Clinic, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
³ Pathology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: ALP, actinic lichen planus; MART-1, melan-A positivity; PALP, pigmented actinic lichen planus; RCM, reflectance confocal microscopy; SPF, sun protection factor; UV, ultraviolet; actinic lichen planus; dermoscopy; pigmented lesion; reflectance confocal microscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States