China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 371-373.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202305371

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Lichen planus pemphigoid: a case report

FANG Meng1,2, ZHAO Qing2, LIU Yongxia2, ZHOU Guizhi2, ZHANG Furen1,2   

  1. 1 Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China;
    2 Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2023-05-15 Published:2023-05-16

Abstract: A 60-year-old male presented with brown spots on the trunk and limbs with itching for 1 year. Dermatology showed scattered dark brown macules on the backs of both hands and both lower extremities, the edges raised on the normal skin, and the fingernails of the right hand were thinned, central longitudinally raised, and longitudinally split. Combined with clinical and typical pathological, the diagnosis of lichen planus pemphigoid was made. After one month of treatment, the skin lesions of the patients were significantly improved and the itching was relieved.

Key words: lichen planus pemphigoid, nail involvement