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Lakshmanan Kumara1, Murugaiyan Rangaraj1, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan1.
Abstract
Drawstring dermatitis is a type of frictional dermatitis that can result from a traditional tightly worn garments such as sari or salwaar-kameez. We report a 54-year-old female patient presented with lichen planus of the drawstring site that was confirmed histopathologically. This case is rare and demonstrates how sociocultural practices can influence the presentation of common dermatoses such as LP.Entities:
Keywords: Drawstring; Koebner phenomenon; Koebnerization; lichen planus
Year: 2016 PMID: 27294060 PMCID: PMC4886597 DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.182368
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Dermatol Online J ISSN: 2229-5178