Reverse K？bner response in lichen striatus: the first case described in the literature

Lichen striatus is an uncommon, acquired and self-limiting inflammatory dermatosis that presents as small papules, which follows the Blaschko lines. It is considered as a cutaneous mosaicism and the interplay between genetic and environmental factors is postulated. The occasional appearance of lesions after trauma has been reported [1, 2]. Contrary to that, we present a case of lichen striatus in an adult woman in whom eruption disappeared after trauma. We believe it is an example of a rarely reported reverse K？bner response and the first case of this phenomenon in lichen striatus