Lichen Striatus with Nail Involvement in a 6-Year-Old Boy
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2020-01-27
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We describe a 6-year-old boy with an asymptomatic linear eruption on the left index finger with mild erythema of the proximal nail fold, nail dystrophy, and subungual hyperkeratosis of the nail. A diagnosis of nail lichen striatus was made. The child was successfully treated with a topical corticosteroid. Because of its rarity, nail lichen striatus is often under-recognized. Physicians should be familiar with the nail involvement in individuals with lichen striatus so that an accurate diagnosis can be made and unnecessary investigations and treatment avoided.
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Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, and Benjamin Barankin, “Lichen Striatus with Nail Involvement in a 6-Year-Old Boy,” Case Reports in Pediatrics, vol. 2020, Article ID 1494760, 3 pages, 2020. doi:10.1155/2020/1494760