Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity

Lichen Planus actinicus (LP actinicus) is a variant of lichen planus often confined to individuals in tropical and subtropical regions. The lesions involve sun-exposed areas and are characterized by well-defined nummular patches which have a deeply hyperpigmented centre surrounded by a hypopigmented...

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Main Author:	Neerja Puri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Our Dermatology Online 2014-04-01
Series:	Nasza Dermatologia Online
Subjects:	Lichen planus actinic variants pigmented histopathology children
Online Access:	http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-2-21-actinic/

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spelling	doaj-a781a03e023f47e187a30d040ee919d32020-11-24T23:14:20ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902014-04-015218818910.7241/ourd.20142.47Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entityNeerja Puri 0Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Punjab Health Systems Corporation, Ferozepur, Punjab, India Lichen Planus actinicus (LP actinicus) is a variant of lichen planus often confined to individuals in tropical and subtropical regions. The lesions involve sun-exposed areas and are characterized by well-defined nummular patches which have a deeply hyperpigmented centre surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. It mainly involves teenagers with an Asian racial profile. We report a rare case of a 10 year old male child who reported to the department of dermatology with multiple annular pigmented patches on the face, forearms and shins which developed slowly over a period of one year.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-2-21-actinic/Lichen planusactinicvariantspigmentedhistopathologychildren
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title	Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity
title_short	Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity
title_full	Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity
title_fullStr	Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity
title_full_unstemmed	Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity
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publisher	Our Dermatology Online
series	Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn	2081-9390
publishDate	2014-04-01
description	Lichen Planus actinicus (LP actinicus) is a variant of lichen planus often confined to individuals in tropical and subtropical regions. The lesions involve sun-exposed areas and are characterized by well-defined nummular patches which have a deeply hyperpigmented centre surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. It mainly involves teenagers with an Asian racial profile. We report a rare case of a 10 year old male child who reported to the department of dermatology with multiple annular pigmented patches on the face, forearms and shins which developed slowly over a period of one year.
topic	Lichen planus actinic variants pigmented histopathology children
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Actinic lichen planus in a child – a rare entity

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