| • | nitidus: Latin adjective meaning shiny, gleaming, glistening |
| • | shiny, exquisitely discreet, uniform papules, rarely larger than the head of a pin |
| • | chiefly the penis, lower abdomen, and inner thighs |
| • | itching absent; (+) Koebner |
| • | Course: slowly progressive with a tendency to remissions |
| • | Histology: characteristic; epidermal rete ridges on either side of the papilla form a clawlike collarette |
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