Linear lichen planus in children - case report

• Main Authors: Marcia Raquel Horowitz (Author), Marcela de Lima Vidal (Author), Manuela Oliveira Resende (Author), Márcia Almeida Galvão Teixeira (Author), Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti (Author), Eliane Ruth Barbosa de Alencar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lichen planus is an uncommon disease in children, and only 2 to 3% of affected patients are under twenty years of age. This dermatosis may appear in several clinical forms, which vary according to the morphology and distribution of lesions. In less than 0.2% of all lichen planus cases, the lesions a...