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Wickham striae or Wickham's striae are whitish lines visible in the papules of lichen planus and other dermatoses, typically in the oral mucosa. [1] The microscopic appearance shows hypergranulosis .
Classic Wickham's striae of non-erosive lichen planus in the left buccal mucosa (left cheek) Oral lichen planus (also termed oral mucosal lichen planus), is a form of mucosal lichen planus, where lichen planus involves the oral mucosa, the lining of the mouth. [39] This may occur in combination with other variants of lichen planus.
A dose of 200 mg of Abrocitinib was administered daily as monotherapy for twelve weeks. A constant improvement of lesions, a depletion of Wickham striae, and a disappearance of erosions were observed at weeks four and eight of treatment. At week twelve, there was a total recovery of the right buccal mucosa.
Desquamative gingivitis is a descriptive clinical term, not a diagnosis. [1] Dermatologic conditions cause about 75% of cases of desquamative gingivitis, and over 95% of the dermatologic cases are accounted for by either oral lichen planus or cicatricial pemphigoid. [1]
Koplik's spots are named after Henry Koplik (1858–1927), an American pediatrician who published a short description of them in 1896, emphasising their appearance before the skin rash and their value in the differential diagnosis of diseases with which measles might be mistaken.
Louis Frédéric Wickham (28 February 1861 in Paris – 14 October 1913 in Mesnil-le-Roi) was a French physician and pathologist remembered for describing Wickham striae. [1] He trained in medicine in Paris, receiving his M.D. in 1890.
The initial sign of about 80% of Lyme infections is an erythema migrans (EM) rash at the site of a tick bite, often near skin folds, such as the armpit, groin, or back of knee, on the trunk, under clothing straps, or in children's hair, ear, or neck.
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