title: Childhood lichen planus: a report of fifty cases.
abstract: Lichen planus is an uncommonly encountered dermatosis in children. In the present study of 50 children the limbs were the most common site of involvement (70.0%). A majority of the children (60.0%) presented with the classic form of the disease. Hypertrophic lesions were present in 26.0% of children while linear lesions were seen in 8.0%. There was no scalp, nail, or hair involvement in any child. The Koebner phenomenon was observed in 28.0%, and mucosal involvement, which is very uncommon in children affected by lichen planus, was seen in 30.0%. In this subset of children, hypertrophic lesions were seen in 53.4% while widespread disease was present in only 6.7%. The response to treatment and the course of the disease were similar to that seen in adults.
authors.affiliation: Bishen Skin Centre, Aligarh, India. drrajeevsharma@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents