Childhood bullous lichen planus.
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.
Kwee
D J
DJ
Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Dufresne
R G
RG
Ellis
D L
DL
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
D007136:Immunoglobulins