BULLOUS LICHEN PLANUS: A CASE REPORT.

Corresponding Author:
Dr. P. Guru Prasad,
Professor, Department of DVL,
Andhara Medical College, KGH,
Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam.
E-mail: gppatnala@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis involving mucocutaneous surfaces and nails. Bullous lichen planus is a rare variant which usually presents with blisters occurring over typical lesions of lichen planus. Rarely, a few lesions occur in the adjoining skin. It is to be differentiated from lichen planus pemphigoides in which the blisters are more generalized and extensive and the course is prolonged. Here we describe a case of bullous lichen planus in a 40-year-old otherwise healthy female who initially presented with typical lesions of lichen planus predominantly on the lower extremities; later followed by the development of bullous lesions.

KEYWORDS

Lichen Planus, Bullous Lesions, Lichen Planus Pemphigoides, Direct Immunofluorescence.