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lichenification Med.|laɪˌkɛnɪ-, ˌlaɪkənɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[ad. F. lichénification (L. Brocq 1892, in II. Internat. Dermatol. Congr. 522), f. F. lichen lichen n.: see -ification.]
Hardening and thickening of the skin caused by scratching or other continued irritation; an area of skin so affected.
1892L. Brocq in Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. IV. 326 At a certain time the skin shows quite a peculiar aspect, with a great exaggeration of its natural lines, representing a sort of network with meshes more or less large and regular, and a decided infiltration of the integuments... Such is the morbid process which I call Lichenification. Ibid. 329 In the second group..we only meet with the cutaneous lesions we have described as primary lichenifications. 1934Dore & Franklin Dis. Skin iii. 41 The lichenification itself may be painted with crude coal-tar. 1968A. J. Rook et al. Textbk. Dermatol. I. xii. 222/2 In all forms of lichenification pruritus is the predominant symptom. 1971Jrnl. Investigative Dermatol. LVII. 299/2 Lichenification involves a change in the epidermis, characterized by hyperkeratosis, acanthosis and scattered parakeratosis. |