A 39-year-old female presents with an itchy patch on the nape of her neck. It first appeared nearly a year ago, possibly after an insect bite in that area. It is intensely itchy and at times she has scratched it so badly that it bleeds.
Images' credit: DermNet NZ, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ.
References
- Lichen simplex. Primary Care Dermatology Society, 2019
- Lichen simplex. The British Association of Dermatologists, 2019
- Lichen simplex DermNet NZ’s, 2014.