El Liquen Nitidus (Lichen nitidus) és una malaltia inflamatòria de causa desconeguda que es caracteritza per papules discretes i uniformes de 1 a 2 mm, brillants, de capçalera plana, de color carn pàl·lid o marró vermellós. La malaltia sol afectar nens i adults joves. Generalment, el liquen nitidus (lichen nitidus) és asimptomàtic; per tant, no cal tractament.
Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause characterized by 1–2 mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored or reddish-brown papules that may appear as hypopigmented against dark skin. Occasionally, minimal scaling is present or can be induced by rubbing the surface of the papules. The disease usually affects children and young adults and is painless and usually nonpruritic, although protracted itching may occur in some cases.
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Lichen nitidus apareix normalment en nens i adults joves, afectant ambdós sexes i totes les races per igual. Es presenta com a petites protuberàncies brillants i planes a la pell, generalment d'1 a 2 mm d'amplada. Aquestes lesions sovint apareixen als braços, a les cames, al ventre, al pit o al pènis. Normalment és asimptomàtic, de manera que el tractament es dirigeix a lesions simptomàtiques o estèticament pertorbadores. Lichen nitidus most commonly presents in children and young adults and does not favor one sex or race. Lichen nitidus presents as multiple, discrete, shiny, flat-topped, pale to skin-colored papules, 1 to 2 mm in diameter. These lesions commonly present on the limbs, abdomen, chest, and penile shaft. It is usually asymptomatic, so treatment is generally for symptomatic or cosmetically disturbing lesions.
