The patient is an 83-year-old female with a 30-year history of intense pruritus which started on her legs and over the last year has spread to other scattered areas on the body. She has Type I skin ...

The diagnosis was lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), a secondary reactive process that results from scratching or rubbing and manifests clinically as increased skin markings and thickness (a visual mimic ...

Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is also known as neurodermatitis. This term refers to a chronic itchy condition of the skin that appears to get worse with scratching. This scratching leads to the skin ...