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< Atras El liquen plano es una enfermedad cutánea cuya causa es desconocida y que se caracteriza por la presencia de protuberancias purpúreas, abultadas, con múltiples caras (pápulas violáceas poligonales) y líneas blancas superficiales (estrías de Wickham), las cuales generalmente son pruriginosas y comprometen las muñecas (áreas flexoras), espalda baja (región lumbar), espinillas y tobillos. Con frecuencia, las mujeres resultan más afectadas que los hombres y la edad promedio de aparición es de 30 a 60 años.

• Fecha de revisión: 4/28/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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