title: Childhood bullous lichen planus.
abstract: A child with previous lichenoid lesions had bullae refractory to antistaphylococcal antibiotics. Biopsy of a bulla showed histologic changes of bullous lichen planus. Indirect immunofluorescence using the patient's serum on a perilesional bulla biopsy showed positive staining for IgA and IgG in the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum, confirming the diagnosis. The lesions resolved with dapsone treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kwee
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Dufresne
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins