Lichenoid keratosis
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Lichenoid keratoses (also known as "Benign lichenoid keratosis,"[1] "Lichen planus-like keratosis,"[1] "Solitary lichenoid keratosis,"[1] and "Solitary lichen planus"[1]) are a cutaneous condition characterized by brown to red, scaling maculopapules found on sun-exposed skin of extremities.[2]:473[1] Restated, this is a cutaneous condition usually characterized by a solitary dusky-red to violaceous papular skin lesion.[3]:639
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- ^ a b c d e Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1676. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ Freedberg, et. al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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