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Lichen Planus in Children: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Cottoni F.,
Ena P.,
Tedde G.,
Montesu M. A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00038.x
Subject(s) - involution (esoterism) , medicine , disease , pathogenesis , dermatology , race (biology) , lichen , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , psychology , ecology , biology , neuroscience , consciousness , botany
Lichen planus (LP) Is rare in children. A review of the literature reveals that it has some peculiarities with respect to sex, localization, clinical aspect, race, and family history. We present an Indian child with the documented peculiarities of infantile LP. A comparison of LP and graft‐versus‐host disease points to the Importance of thymic Involution in the pathogenesis of the former, which could explain the rarity of this disorder In infants.