Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report on a 20-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency service of our clinic.The patient had been suffering from a recurrent, severely pruritic exanthema on his abdomen and back for two years.Previous external treatment attempts based on a suspected diagnosis of lichen planus or infected eczema included topical glucocorticosteroids and antiseptics, but these did not improve the symptoms.He presented with erythematous, partially superficially eroded, confluent papules and flat plaques in a reticular pattern on his trunk.Interspersed between these were post-inflammatory brownish hyperpigmented macules, which also had a reticular arrangement (Figure 1).There was no mucosal involvement.The patient reported no B symptoms, no relevant chronic comorbidities, no regu-All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial intelligence technologies or similar technologies.© 2026 Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft (DDG).lar medication use, and no known drug allergies.There was no family history of dermatological disease.
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.70612x
Language: English
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7225117224