Benign alveolar ridge keratosis (oral lichen simplex chronicus): A distinct clinicopathologic entity Easwar Natarajan, BDS, DMSc, Sook-Bin Woo, DMD Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 58, Issue 1, Pages 151-157 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.011 Copyright © 2008 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Age distribution of benign alveolar ridge keratosis (BARK) lesions. Majority of BARK lesions occur between fifth and seventh decades of life. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008 58, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.011) Copyright © 2008 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Benign alveolar ridge keratosis on right mandibular retromolar pad area (A) and left mandibular edentulous alveolar ridge (B). Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008 58, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.011) Copyright © 2008 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Histopathologic features of benign alveolar ridge keratosis (BARK) (oral lichen simplex chronicus [LSC]). A, BARK is characterized by moderate to marked hyperorthokeratosis, mild surface papillomatosis, and acanthosis with wedge-shaped hypergranulosis (B) (arrows) and long, tapered, anastomosing rete pegs. C, Note hyperorthokeratosis and wedge-shaped hypergranulosis. D, LSC of skin. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: A, ×4; B and D, ×10; C, ×40.) Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008 58, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.011) Copyright © 2008 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions