Question: Can you identify this condition?

A healthy 6-year-old child presented with asymptomatic, shiny skin eruptions on his chest, back, abdomen, and genitalia. They had persisted for several years. Physical examination revealed tiny, discrete, flesh-coloured papules with fine scales on the chest, back, abdomen, and penis. Past medical and family history were essentially unremarkable. He was not taking any medications when the lesions originally occurred.

The most likely diagnosis is

1. Lichen planus

2. Molluscum contagiosum

3. Lichen nitidus

4. Lichen striatus

5. Lichen spinulosus

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