title: Generalized lichen nitidus with oral and nail involvement in a child.
abstract: The generalized form of lichen nitidus (LN) with oral and nail changes is extremely rare in childhood. We report a 10-year-old boy with generalized LN associated with oral involvement and onychodystrophy. Oral lesions showed yellowish papules on the gums. The nails had longitudinal striations and pits on the finger-nails, and transversal ridging of the big toes was found. Cutaneous and mucosal lesions as well as onychodystrophy spontaneously cleared within 8 months.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dermatologica, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bettoli
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: De Padova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corazza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virgili
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017513:Lichen Nitidus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology