Flegel’s disease (FD) or hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans (HLP): A case report
Abstract Flegel’s disease (FD), is a rare dermatosis and benign cornification disorder. Four cases of Flegel’s disease were reported for the first time in Bangladesh. Cases presented with symmetrically distributed erythematous or brownish hyperkeratotic papules and plaques on leg, upper arm and upper back. All cases had familial association. Clinical diagnosis of FD was confirmed by histopathological examination. Histopathological findings showed compact hyperkeratosis, orthokeratosis, thinning of stratum mulpighii and band like lymphocytic infiltration in the dermis. This rare dermatosis requires clinical and histopathological correlation to diagnose at an early stage and to avoid under-reporting. Keywords: Flegel disease, Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans. |