title: Pediatric oral lichen planus: review and case report.
abstract: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is one of the most common dermatologic diseases occurring in the mouth with an overall prevalence of 0.5 - 2.2%. Childhood OLP is rare and follows an atypical course. OLP typically presents clinically as bilateral, symmetrical, flat- topped polygonal papules and plaques that may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The aim of this article is to present a brief review of OLP with a case report of a 7 year old girl with OLP.
authors.forename: Preetika
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandna
authors.forename: Vivek Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Adlakha
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, India. drpreetikachandna@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology