title: Lichen planus following hepatitis B vaccination in an African girl.
abstract: Lichen planus is a papulosquamous disorder with distinctive clinical features. Until now the aetiology has been largely unknown, however, several postulations have been proposed. The immunopathogenic basis has been most favoured. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with Lichen planus after receiving the second dose of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination. This report, similar to earlier reports, appears to support the immunopathogenic basis of Lichen planus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. nikem95@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O O M
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Daramola
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ogunbiyi
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines