title: Erosive oral lichen planus with cutaneous involvement in a 7-year-old girl: a rare case report.
abstract: Lichen planus is a chronic autoimmune, mucocutaneous disease, which can affect the oral mucosa, skin, genital mucosa, scalp and nails, and commonly seen in adults. Childhood lichen planus is a rare entity, which is characterized by skin lesions with the oral involvement being extremely uncommon. There are only a few reports on this subject in the literature. Early and correct diagnosis with adequate management is very important to avoid further complications as it is a pre-malignant condition. Herewith, we report a seven-year-old girl having erosive oral lichen planus with cutaneous involvement, which responded well to the treatment. This is to add another case of lichen planus in a child and to emphasize its consideration in the differential diagnosis of oral mucosal red and white lesions in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ganapathi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moger
authors.forename: Chandrashekar K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Thippanna
authors.forename: Mallikarjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kenchappa
authors.forename: Vinuth D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Puttalingaiah
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000175:diagnosis; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy