Lichen Striatus Information - Symptoms and Treatment

Lichen striatus is an uncommon skin disorder disease which is self-limiting skin rash that occurs mainly in children. It presents as pink raised spots that join together to form one or more dull red slightly scaly linear bands.Lichen striatus is a fairly common, self limited, unilateral (single sided) eruption with a linear shape. Discrete, red or flesh-colored, flat-topped, thickened papules with scale erupt suddenly, then combine in several areas to form a linear band that may extend the entire length of an extremity. The 1 to 3 mm papules form a band 1 to 3 cm wide, either continuous or interrupted, that progress down the extremity. In darker skinned individuals white or light marks predominate.

Lichen striatus begins similarly to lichen planus, with self limited, unilateral (single sided) eruption with a linear shape. Discrete, red or flesh-colored, flat-topped, thickened papules , but over a period of days expands to form a long streak or band of affected skin. The condition clears spontaneously (without medication) over a period of months. This condition is seen frequently in children less than 16 years old, but may also occur in adults.

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