Pigment International (Jan 2022)

Tamoxifen-induced lichen planus pigmentosus − case report

  • Azra Ferheen Chaudhary,
  • Shitij Goel,
  • Tunika Arora

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/pigmentinternational.pigmentinternational_80_20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 134 – 136

Abstract

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Lichen planus pigmentosus is characterized by slaty-gray pigmentation, predominantly on sun-exposed sites. It is considered to be a type IV hypersensitivity reaction to unknown antigen with lichenoid inflammation which may lead to melanin incontinence and superficial dermal pigmentation. This report presents a rare case of lichen planus pigmentosus caused due to tamoxifen intake.

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