INTRODUCTION: Reticulated hyperpigmentation is a relatively uncommon dermatologic pattern. It is used to describe brown-colored skin lesions that manifest in a lacy or net-like distribution. When a clinician encounters a patient with reticulated hyperpigmentation, its location is often the most helpful feature in establishing a differential diagnosis. As this pattern is rarely observed on the scalp, this site is currently not included in the diagnostic approach. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we present a case of lichen planopilaris (LPP) in a black man who presented with reticulated hyperpigmentation over the scalp. CONCLUSION: We suggest that it may be warranted to add LPP to the differential diagnosis of reticulated hyperpigmentation, especially when arising on the scalp of darker skinned individuals.
INTRODUCTION: Reticulated hyperpigmentation is a relatively uncommon dermatologic pattern. It is used to describe brown-colored skin lesions that manifest in a lacy or net-like distribution. When a clinician encounters a patient with reticulated hyperpigmentation, its location is often the most helpful feature in establishing a differential diagnosis. As this pattern is rarely observed on the scalp, this site is currently not included in the diagnostic approach. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we present a case of lichen planopilaris (LPP) in a black man who presented with reticulated hyperpigmentation over the scalp. CONCLUSION: We suggest that it may be warranted to add LPP to the differential diagnosis of reticulated hyperpigmentation, especially when arising on the scalp of darker skinned individuals.
Authors: Bruna Duque-Estrada; Bruna Duque Estrada; Carla Tamler; Celso Tavares Sodré; Carlos Baptista Barcaui; Francisco Burnier Carlos Pereira Journal: An Bras Dermatol Date: 2010 Mar-Apr Impact factor: 1.896
Authors: R Pirmez; B Duque-Estrada; A Donati; G Campos-do-Carmo; N S Valente; R Romiti; C T Sodré; A Tosti Journal: Br J Dermatol Date: 2016-10-23 Impact factor: 9.302