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Generalized Lichen Nitidus in a boy with Niemann-Pick disease type B* * Work performed at the Dermatology Department, Hospitals of the University of Coimbra (HUC) - Coimbra, Portugal.

Líquen nítido generalizado em paciente com doença de Niemann-Pick tipo B

Generalized lichen nitidus is an uncommon chronic inflammatory dermatosis with very characteristic histological findings. Its pathogenesis is still unclear; very rarely it has been associated with genetic disorders. Herein we report the case of a 12-year-old boy with Niemann-Pick disease who developed generalized lichen nitidus.

Granuloma; Lichen nitidus; Niemann-Pick disease, type B


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