title: Childhood lichen planus with nail involvement: a case.
abstract: Childhood lichen planus is a very rare entity which is characterized by violaceous, scaly, flat-topped polygonal papules commonly involving the flexor aspects of the wrists and legs, and oral and genital mucous embranes. The incidence of lichen planus peaks between the ages of 30 and 60 years, where as children comprise only 2% to 3% of reported cases. We report a nine-year-old girl with widespread lichen planus, involving the nails, with no mucosal involvement and regressing after treatment with a starting dosage of 20 mg/day systemic flucortolon (Ultralan) therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oztaş
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Nilsel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilter
authors.forename: Murat Orhan
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Oztaş
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005448:Fluocortolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005448:Fluocortolone