Table 1. Summary of reported eruptive lichen planus in adult patients in English literature
Reference |
Case no. |
Age (y/o) |
Gender |
Clinical features or definition |
Treatment and response |
Kanzaki T |
1 |
51 |
M |
Numerous tiny itchy erythematous maculopapules and plaques on trunk and extremities for 3 months |
Etretinate 20 mg/day All lesions subsided after 4 months |
Kyriakis KP et al2 |
1 |
31-40 |
M |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Khandpur S |
16 |
10-62* |
M:F |
Defining eruptive LP: developing more than 10 LP lesions within 1 month |
Itraconazole 200 mg/day, 7 days per month for 3 months. No new lesion in 7 of 9 patients |
Fleming J et al8 |
1 |
41 |
F |
Sudden onset of numerous flat-topped, polygonal, violaceous papules and plaques initially at the acupuncture needle sites, then rapidly became generalized. |
Improved after 1-month course of tapering systemic corticosteroids followed by UV-A phototherapy in combination with oral psoralen. |
no. = number; y/o = years old; M = male; F = female; LP = lichen planus; UV-A = ultraviolet A light
* The exact number of adult patients was not mentioned.