Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Vitiligo in a 61-Year-Old Filipino Man: Case Report

• DOI: 10.2196/50401
• Publication Date: 2024-09-29T01:42:02Z
• Authors: Maria Isabel Beli...; Julius Garcia Gat...; Johannes Dayrit
• Keywords: Preprint; Vitiligo; Hypopigmentation

Abstract Pigmentary disorders have been implicated in causing psychosocial turmoil patients as they can cause some degree of cosmetic disfigurement. Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) presents ashy, dermatosis-like eruptions on sun-exposed areas, particularly the head, neck, and earlobes. On other hand, vitiligo is a chronic disorder that appears depigmented patches skin. A 61-year-old man with Fitzpatrick skin phototype IV presented to us initially LPP but eventually also developed vitiligo. The patient was treated low-dose oral isotretinoin for topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment both good clinical outcome. One case segmental zosteriform LPP, affecting 22-year-old Indian woman, has previously reported English-language literature. An autoimmune etiology causes melanocytorrhagy may be plausible hypothesis coexistence these 2 conditions.