Balabanova M, Kasandgieva J, Popov Y
Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Contact Dermatitis. 1993 Mar;28(3):166-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1993.tb03380.x.
We describe 3 professional footballers who developed lichenoid dermatitis over a short period of time. Clinically, the eruption in all 3 of them can be classified as lichenoid photodermatitis. We suggest an influence of possible contact allergens or photo-active substances. Histologic evidence points to features of classical lichen planus with purpura, typical of lichen aureus (purpuricus), but showing some clinical and morphological differences.