Enhanced Care for Pediatric Patients With Generalized Lichen Planus: Diagnosis and Treatment Tips
Enhanced Care for Pediatric Patients With Generalized Lichen Planus: Diagnosis and Treatment Tips

Enhanced Care for Pediatric Patients With Generalized Lichen Planus: Diagnosis and Treatment Tips

Cutis. 2024 Sep;114(3):97-98. doi: 10.12788/cutis.1086.

ABSTRACT

The rarity of generalized lichen planus (LP) in children often leads to misdiagnosis or delayed treatment, impacting the patient’s quality of life. We describe the utility of a punch biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of LP in a 7-year-old girl. The inclusion of an intramuscular corticosteroid injection in the treatment plan offered prompt symptom relief.

PMID:39413316 | DOI:10.12788/cutis.1086