Background: Lichen ruber is a rare inflammatory mucocutaneous dermatosis with unknown etiology. Paraneoplastic manifestations of the disease are rare. Eruptions of lichen ruber subsequent to traumas such as surgery or radiotherapy are described as Köbner’s phenomenon. Patients and Methods: A 72-year-old woman presented at our institution because of increasing, extensive erosive epitheliolyses of the genital and gluteal area two years after surgery and radiotherapy because of vulvar cancer. Results: Thorough clinical as well as histological examination revealed a localized lichen ruber reaction. All epitheliolyses healed well within weeks under topic treatment with steroids. Conclusion: Lichen ruber is a rare dermatologic reaction that can occur several months after surgery and radiotherapy and has to be taken into account on examination of patients with late-onset skin reactions after local cancer treatment.

Keywords:
Vulvar cancer, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Lichen rubber, Köbner’s phenomenon
This content is only available via PDF.
© 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
2008
Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer
Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug.
Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements.
You do not currently have access to this content.