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Image Number #8526 (Lichen nitidus)

Diagnosis: Lichen nitidus

Description: Multipe small papules

Morphology: Papules

Site: Hand,dorsum

Sex: M

Age: 20

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Ted Rosen

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Differential Diagnosis

History:

A 20 year-old Hispanic male presented with the recent onset of multiple small "bumps" on the tops of both hands. The lesions were mildly pruritic. Biopsy revealed classic findings of lichen nitidus. He was treated with topical application of mid-potency steroids.

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