title: Oral mucosal lichen planus in nine-year-old child.
abstract: Lichen planus (LP) is a fairly distinctive mucocutaneous disease. The etiology of the condition appears to be complex and multifactorial, with unique histopathological features. Immunofluorescence studies have provided some insight into a proposed immunopathogenesis. LP is seen frequently in the middle-aged and elderly population. The female-to-male ratio is approximately 2:1. Children are rarely affected. The incidence of oral LP in children is reportedly high among Asians. We present a 9-year-old Indian child with the documented clinical aspects, histopathology and immunofluorescence studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology at Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Takkellapadu, Guntur, India.
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.forename: G Sridhar
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S R K
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Nandan
authors.forename: Shamala Ravi
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B Venkat Ramana
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*