Leukonychia = ابيضاض الاظافر

Leukonychia = ابيضاض الاظافر Leukonychia True leukonychia results from defective keratinization of the distal matrix with persistence of parakeratotic cells in the ventral nail plate. The superficial nail plate is structurally normal, but the nail presents opaque white patches or striae, which often disappear before reaching the distal edge of the nail. Punctate leukonychia is […]

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Leukoplakia = الطلاوة

Leukoplakia = الطلاوة     LEUKOPLAKIA   Leukoplakia is a clinical term that refers to a predominantly white lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or characterized by any other definable lesion or known disease.130 Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion of the oral mucosa, with the potential to become oral […]

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Lichen Aureus = الحزاز الذهبي

Lichen Aureus = الحزاز الذهبي Lichen Aureus (Lichen Purpuricus)     Marten first coined the term “lichen purpuricus” in 1958, and Calnan later termed the same eruption “lichen aureus.” In this condition, lichen refers to the clinical and histopathologic descriptions. A dense, band-like, dermal, inflammatory infiltrate differentiates lichen aureus from the other pigmented purpuric dermatoses. […]

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Lichen myxedematosus= الحزاز الوذمي المخاطي

Lichen myxedematosus= الحزاز الوذمي المخاطي Lichen Myxedematosus Lichen myxedematosus, or papular mucinosis, is characterized by a more or less extensive eruption of asymptomatic, soft papules generally 2 to 3 mm in diameter, associated with a monoclonal gammopathy. Although densely grouped, they usually do not coalesce. The face and arms are the most commonly affected areas […]

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