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Linear facial lichen sclerosus mimicking scleroderma ‘en coup de sabreVolume 29, numéro 6, November-December 2019

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1 Department of Dermatology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea,
2 Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School,
3 Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology. Although extragenital LS can occur in any location, including the face, it is very rare on the forehead [1]. We report an interesting and rare case that was clinically suspected to be scleroderma ‘en coup de sabre’, but the histological results confirmed a diagnosis of LS.A 52-year-old Korean man presented with a several-month history of asymptomatic atrophied patch on the forehead. He was otherwise healthy and did not have a [...]