Erhan AYHAN, Ecem BULUT OKUT, Zehra AKMAN ILİK, Gokturk DERE, Sevda ONDER

Annular lichen planus of the eyelid: A rare entity

Yayın Aralığı: 12
Yayıncı: İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi

Lichen planus (LP) is a common inflammatory dermatosis. Annular LP affecting the only eyelid, however, has rarely been reported. Diagnosis of annular LP limited to the eyelid can be a real challenge. We report a case of annular LP limited to the eyelid with its clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological findings

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