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2 mm pale papules on the elbow in frictional lichenoid dermatosis
Keywords: FLD, Arm, Child, Clinical image, Dermatite du toboggan, Dermatitis papulosa juvenilis, Dorsal elbow, Elbow, Flat-topped papules, Maori ethnicity, Mild erythema, Papular cluster, Papular neurodermatitis, Recurrent papular eruption of childhood, Skin of colour, Small hypopigmented papules, Summer lichenoid dermatitis, Sutton's summer prurigo
Frictional lichenoid dermatitis (FLD) is a benign, self-limiting skin condition characterised by flesh-coloured or mildly erythematous, flat-topped papules found on extensor surfaces.
Owing to its uncertain aetiology, FLD has been referred to by several names in literature, including but not limited to:
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