Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2022; 56(2): 88-90 | DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2022.24571

Lichen planus occuring after Coronavirus disease-2019: A case report

Zuhal Metin¹, Koray Durmaz², Deniz Unluer Kapiskay^3
1Atatürk State Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, Zonguldak, Turkey
²Bozuyuk State Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, Bilecik, Turkey
³Bozuyuk State Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, Bilecik, Turkey

The novel Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which emerged in December 2019 and caused an unexplained viral pneumonia, rapidly spread worldwide within a few months. A pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Several cutaneous manifestations of the disease among patients with COVID-19 have been reported. Thus far, the most frequently reported cutaneous findings are morbiliform rash, urticarial lesions, purpuric lesions, oral vesicles, and pityriasis rosea. This report presents a case of lichen planus secondary to COVID-19 and its histopathological findings, which is rarely reported in the literature.

Keywords: Lichenoid dermatitis, Coronavirus disease-2019, pandemic, lichen planus

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Koronavirüs hastalýðý-2019’dan sonra geliþen liken planus: Bir olgu sunumu

Zuhal Metin¹, Koray Durmaz², Deniz Unluer Kapiskay^3
1Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi, Dermatoloji Kliniði, Zonguldak, Türkiye
²Bozüyük Devlet Hastanesi, Dermatoloji Kliniði, Bilecik, Türkiye
³Bozüyük Devlet Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü, Bilecik, Türkiye

Aralýk 2019’da ortaya çýkan ve açýklanamayan viral pnömoni olgularýna neden olan yeni Koronavirüs hastalýðý-2019 (COVID-19), birkaç ay içinde tüm dünyaya hýzla yayýldý ve Mart 2020’de Dünya Saðlýk Örgütü tarafýndan pandemi ilan edildi. Birçok COVID-19 hastasý arasýnda hastalýðýn belirtileri bildirilmiþtir. Þimdiye kadar en sýk bildirilen deri bulgularý morbiliform döküntü, ürtikeryal lezyonlar, purpurik lezyonlar, oral veziküller ve Pitriyazis rosea’dýr. Burada, literatürde sýnýrlý sayýda olgu ile bildirilen bir COVID-19’a baðlý liken planus olgusu histopatolojik bulgularý ile birlikte sunulacaktýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Likenoid dermatit, Koronavirüs hastalýðý-2019, pandemi, liken planus

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