Lichen aureus. Ultrastructural study in two pediatric patients.

Abstract

The Authors report two pediatric patients with lichen aureus. Lichen aureus is a skin disease whose etiology and pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. However, it should be included in the chapter of pigmented purpuric angioderma­toses. The Authors describe the main clinical features and pathological findings and discuss its causes in the light of the most recent literature.