Childhood-onset keratosis lichenoides chronica: A case report

Soheila Nasiri; Azadeh Rakhshan; Khatere Zahedi; Sahar Dadkhahfar; Mehdi Gheisari

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3803

Childhood-onset keratosis lichenoides chronica: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 18;9(3):1462-1465. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3803. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Soheila Nasiri^{1

2}, Azadeh Rakhshan³, Khatere Zahedi^{1

2}, Sahar Dadkhahfar¹, Mehdi Gheisari^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Skin Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
² Department of dermatology Loghman Hakim hospital Shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences Tehran Iran.
³ Department of pathology Shohada-e-Tajrish Educational Hospital School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.

Abstract

Keratosis lichenoides chronica (KLC) is a rare dermatosis which represents different clinical characteristics between adult- and pediatric-onset cases. We described a childhood case of KLC with features typical for adult-onset disease. Acitretin led to partial improvement of her skin, but not mucosal, lesions.

Keywords: alopecia; keratosis lichenoides chronica; nail dystrophy; rosacea; seborrheic dermatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports