Lichen nitidus ose fa'ama'i mumu e le iloa le mafua'aga o lo'o fa'aalia i le 1-2 mm, tu'ufa'atasi ma toniga, iila, pa'epa'e le pito i luga, pa'upa'u sesega aano po'o enaena mumu. O le fa'ama'i e masani ona a'afia ai tamaiti ma talavou matutua. E masani lava, lichen nitidus e leai ni fa'aaliga, o le mea lea, e leai se togafitiga e mana'omia.
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.
O lenei ata e le o se tulaga masani. Fa'amolemole su'e lichen nitidus i luga ole Initaneti.
Lichen nitidus e masani ona aliali mai i tamaiti ma talavou matutua, e a'afia ai itupa uma ma ituaiga uma e tutusa. E aliali mai e pei o ni patupatu laiti, iila, mafolafola i luga o le paʻu, e masani lava 1 i le 2 mm lautele. O nei patupatu e masani ona aliali i luga o lima, vae, manava, fatafata, poʻo le penis. E masani lava e leai ni fa'aaliga, o lea la o le togafitiga e masani lava mo fa'ailoga fa'aleaga po'o fa'alavelave fa'aleagaina. 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.
