Linear lichen planus in children - case report

Linear lichen planus in children - case report

Lichen planus is an uncommon disease in children, and only 2 to 3% of affected patients are under twenty years of age. This dermatosis may appear in several clinical forms, which vary according to the morphology and distribution of lesions. In less than 0.2% of all lichen planus cases, the lesions are distributed along the lines of Blaschko, and is a variant called linear lichen planus. This is a case report of a patient aged two years and eight months, who presented keratotic violaceous papules, affecting the abdomen, buttocks and right thigh, distributed along the lines of Blaschko. Histopathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of linear lichen planus.

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Main Authors: Horowitz,Marcia Raquel, Vidal,Marcela de Lima, Resende,Manuela Oliveira, Teixeira,Márcia Almeida Galvão, Cavalcanti,Silvana Maria de Morais, Alencar,Eliane Ruth Barbosa de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000800139
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