Diagnostic difficulties of lichen planus: how to avoid medical error

E V Fayzullina; Файзуллина Елена Владимировна; Z T Yusupova; Юсупова Залифа Тахировна; I M Khismatulina; Хисматулина Ирина Мансуровна; G M Zinatulina; Зинатулина Гульнара Мунеровна

doi:10.17816/KMJ2020-431

Diagnostic difficulties of lichen planus: how to avoid medical error

Authors: Fayzullina EV¹, Yusupova ZT¹, Khismatulina IM¹, Zinatulina GM²
Affiliations:
1. Kazan State Medical University
2. OOO “Organic Spa”
Issue: Vol 101, No 3 (2020)
Pages: 431-434
Section: Clinical observations
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/kazanmedj/article/view/20389
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/KMJ2020-431
ID: 20389

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The article presents a clinical case of lichen planus, misdiagnosed as “psoriasis” in the elderly patient. The case demonstrates difficulties in the differentiation of papulosquamous disorder experienced by dermatovenereologists, both dermatology residents and specialists with practical experience in the clinic of skin conditions. There are difficult to compare the clinical symptoms and histological conclusion of pathologists when diagnosing psoriasis and lichen planus. A variety of lichen planus according to 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, L43.8 “Other lichen planus”, a pigmented form presents a particular difficulty. Clinical and pathomorphological criteria for the diagnosis of psoriasis and lichen planus have been developed.

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lichen planus, psoriasis, papulosquamous disorder, differential diagnosis, histological examination

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