Diagnosis: Lichen nitidus
Description: Multipe small papules
Morphology: Papules
Site: Hand,dorsum
Sex: M
Age: 20
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ted Rosen
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
A 20 year-old Hispanic male presented with the recent onset of multiple small "bumps" on the tops of both hands. The lesions were mildly pruritic. Biopsy revealed classic findings of lichen nitidus. He was treated with topical application of mid-potency steroids.