Kim Min Ji, Kim Byung Yoon, Park Kyung Chan, Youn Sang Woong
Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Ann Dermatol. 2009 Nov;21(4):393-5. doi: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.4.393. Epub 2009 Nov 30.
Lichen aureus is a rare type of chronic pigmented purpuric dermatosis. The eruptions consist of discrete or confluent golden to brownish lichenoid macules and papules, and are usually asymptomatic. Lichen aureus commonly occurs in young adults, but less frequently in children. We report the first case of multiple lichen aureus occurring in a Korean child.