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Lichen simplex chronicus is a morphologic variant of chronic dermatitis characterised by pruritic, scaly plaques. Prurigo nodularis (nodular prurigo) is a papulonodular variant of lichen simplex chronicus, and picker’s nodule is a localised variant of prurigo nodularis.
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Hall, A. (2019). Lichen Simplex Chronicus, Prurigo Nodularis, Picker’s Nodule. In: Atlas of Male Genital Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99750-6_17
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