Describe the primary lesion of lichen nitidus.
| | Fig. 12.6 Lichen nitidus, with numerous 1- to 2-mm, shiny, flattopped papules. Note the linear lesions secondary to the isomorphic phenomenon. | Lichen nitidus (LN) manifests as innumerable, 1- to 2-mm, round or polygonal, flat-topped, shiny, fleshcolored papules occurring in well-circumscribed areas upon the extremities, abdomen, or penis (Fig. 12-6). Rarely, mucosal or nail changes are present.
Al-Mutairi N, Hassanein A, Nour-Eldin O, Arun J: Generalized lichen nitidus, Pediatr Dermatol 22:158–160, 2005.
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