title: Is childhood idiopathic atrophy of the nails due to lichen planus?
abstract: Four children with symptomless or 'idiopathic' atrophy of the nails were studied. There were no other cutaneous signs. A longitudinal nail biopsy was performed on each patient and demonstrated active lichen planus in three cases and changes consistent with scarring lichen planus in the fourth.
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology*