Wickham striae

Wickham striae are whitish lines[1] visible in the papules of lichen planus and other dermatoses, typically in the oral mucosa. The macroscopic appearance shows hypergranulosis. It is named after Louis Frédéric Wickham.[2][3]

References

"MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Lichen planus on the arm".
synd/2520 at Who Named It?
Steffen C, Dupree ML (2004). "Louis-Frédéric Wickham and the Wickham's striae of lichen planus". Skinmed. 3 (5): 287–9. doi:10.1111/j.1540-9740.2004.02647.x. PMID 15365269.

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[urlMedlinePlus_Medical_Encyclopedia:_Lichen_planus_on_the_arm-1] "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Lichen planus on the arm".

[2] synd/2520 at Who Named It?

[pmid15365269-3] Steffen C, Dupree ML (2004). "Louis-Frédéric Wickham and the Wickham's striae of lichen planus". Skinmed. 3 (5): 287–9. doi:10.1111/j.1540-9740.2004.02647.x. PMID 15365269.

Symptoms and signs: skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20–R23, 782)
Disturbances of skin sensation	Hypoesthesia Paresthesia Formication Hyperesthesia Hypoalgesia Hyperalgesia
Circulation	Cyanosis Pallor/Livedo Livedo reticularis Flushing Petechia
Edema	Peripheral edema Anasarca
Other	Rash Desquamation Induration Diaphoresis Mass Neck mass
Skin	Asboe-Hansen sign Auspitz's sign Borsari's sign Braverman's sign Crowe sign Dennie–Morgan fold Darier's sign Fitzpatrick's sign Florid cutaneous papillomatosis Gottron's sign Hutchinson's sign Janeway lesion Kerr's sign Koebner's phenomenon Koplik's spots Leser-Trelat sign Nikolsky's sign Pastia's sign Russell's sign Wickham striae Wolf's isotopic response Munro's microabscess
Nails	Aldrich-Mees' lines Beau's lines Muehrcke's lines Terry's nails