Thursday, December 17, 2009

34 - Wickham's striae



















Lichen planus in the right buccal mucosa. Note the lacy white Wickham striae and the localized hyperpigmentation.


*Wickham striae are whitish lines visible in the papules of lichen planus and other dermatoses, typically the macroscopic appearance of the histologic phenomenon hypergranulosis, and named for Louis Frédéric Wickham.