Familial lichen planus. A report of nine cases from four families with a brief review of the literature

Mahood, J.M.; Mahood, J.M

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Familial lichen planus. A report of nine cases from four families with a brief review of the literature

Mahood, J.M.

Archives of Dermatology 119(4): 292-294

1983

ISSN/ISBN: 0003-987X

PMID: 6838234

Document Number: 200357

Nine members of four families, each of whom suffered from lichen planus, are described. The disease appears to differ from the nonfamilial form in its earlier age of onset, tendency to chronicity, increased severity, and the frequent presence of "atypical" disease.