Abstract

SOLORZANO, ANDREA; MACIAS, MARÍA A  and  CARRILLO, MARÍA C. BULLOUS LICHEN PLANUS IN CHILDREN: AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH ORAL STEROID. rev.fac.med [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.1, pp.58-61. ISSN 0121-5256.

Lichen planus is a papulosquamous eruption whith numerous clinical variants. One of these variants is bullous lichen planus in which vesicles and blisters develop originating from lichen planus papules, or rarely in normal-looking skin. Due to formation of blisters, differential diagnosis includes lichen planuspemphigoid, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, erythema multiforme and herpes virus infection, therefore histopathological examination is essential for a definitive diagnosis. Teatment includes topical and systemic steroids, systemic retinoids, phototherapy, antimalarials and immunosuppressive agents. We report the case of a child with clinical diagnosis of bullous lichen planus confirmed by histopathology,emphazise the importance of this rare variant and demonstrating the adequate response to treatment with oral steroid.

Keywords : Lichen planus; blisters; steroid.

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