Preferred Label : Lichenoid keratosis;
ICD-11 definition : Lichenoid keratosis presents clinically as a solitary, usually asymptomatic, pink
or brown and variably scaly papule located typically on the upper chest or forearms.
Histologically it is characterized by a lichenoid infiltrate with vacuolar degeneration
of the basal layer of the epidermis. It is thought to represent a destructive inflammatory
reaction to the presence of an actinic lentigo, actinic keratosis or seborrhoeic keratosis.;
ICD-11 synonym : Lichen planus-like keratosis;
Origin ID : 1636539273;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Lichenoid keratosis presents clinically as a solitary, usually asymptomatic, pink
or brown and variably scaly papule located typically on the upper chest or forearms.
Histologically it is characterized by a lichenoid infiltrate with vacuolar degeneration
of the basal layer of the epidermis. It is thought to represent a destructive inflammatory
reaction to the presence of an actinic lentigo, actinic keratosis or seborrhoeic keratosis.
