Claw Clutching Ball AppearanceThe histological appearance of lichen nitidus.

It is an inflammatory dermatosis consisting of multiple, tiny, discrete, skin-colored papules affecting mainly children and young adults

Here the hyperplastic epidermis with rete ridges is referred to as ‘claw’ and the aggregates of inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis is referred to as ‘ball’, giving rise to characteristic claw clutching ball appearance..