Sir,

We thank Dr. Joshi for the thorough perusal of our article. You have mentioned that basal cell degeneration may not always be present in pityriasis lichenoides chronica /PLEVA and may not be necessarily included in the histopathological diagnosis of PLC/PLEVA as it can occur in many inflammatory dermatoses also. We have very clearly mentioned in the 'Materials and methods' that the basis for the diagnosis of PLC/PLEVA is both clinical and histopathological features, of which basal cell degeneration is a very important feature. By the same logic all cases with basal cell degeneration and interface dermatitis are not lichen planus! We have done a thorough review of the literature before ...

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