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lichenification

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lichenification /li·chen·i·fi·ca·tion/ (li-ken″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun) thickening and hardening of the skin, with exaggeration of its normal markings.
li·chen·i·fi·ca·tion (l-kn-f-kshn, lk-n-)
n.
Thickening of the skin with hyperkeratosis caused by chronic inflammation resulting from prolonged scratching or irritation.

lichenification
[līken′ifikā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, leichen, lichen, facere, to make
thickening and hardening of the skin, giving it a leathery, barklike appearance, often resulting from the irritation caused by repeated scratching of a pruritic lesion. lichenified, adj.

lichenification
thickening and hardening of the skin, with exaggeration of its normal markings.

lichenification
Induration of the skin with hyperpigmentation, acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, often linked to chronic pruritus


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Overall response, body surface area involvement, and clinical severity scores for erythema (redness of the skin), edema (swelling), pruritis (itching), excoriations (scratch marks), scaling and lichenification (accentuation of skin markings) were monitored at quarterly visits.
 
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