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Disorder of unknown cause; can follow administration of certain drugs, chronic graft-versus-host disease, hepatitis C; lesions are pruritic, polygonal, flat-topped, and violaceous. Course is variable, but most pts have spontaneous remissions 6-24 months after onset of disease.

Treatment: Lichen Planus

Topical glucocorticoids.

Outline

Section 5. Dermatology