Botelho Luciane Francisca Fernandes, Magalhães João Paulo Junqueira de, Ogawa Marília Marufuji, Enokihara Milvia Maria Silva Simões, Cestari Silmara da Costa Pereira
Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
An Bras Dermatol. 2012 May-Jun;87(3):466-8. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000300018.
Lichen nitidus is a disease of unknown etiology, characterized by flesh-colored, shiny papules of 1-2 mm and generally asymptomatic or with mild pruritus. The most common sites of occurrence are genitalia, upper limbs, trunk and abdomen. The generalized form is rare. This is the fourth reported case of lichen nitidus associated with Down Syndrome.