Lichen planus in children: A retrospective study in 76 patients at a tertiary care center in South India

Introduction: Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory pruritic dermatosis occurring infrequently in children. Very few studies are available on childhood LP from South India. Aim: This study aims to analyze the clinical profile of LP among children. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of paediatric dermatology 2017-07, Vol.18 (3), p.209-213
Hauptverfasser:	Ravikiran, Shilpashree, Jaiswal, Ashok, Anupama, Y, Mohan, N. Madan, Reddy, Pavan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Childhood lichen planus Children Health aspects infection as precipitating factor Lichen planus linear lichen planus Risk factors
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory pruritic dermatosis occurring infrequently in children. Very few studies are available on childhood LP from South India. Aim: This study aims to analyze the clinical profile of LP among children. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective study. Materials and Methods: Records of the children
ISSN:	2319-7250
DOI:	10.4103/ijpd.IJPD_68_16