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Nodular lichen myxedematosus during childhood: a case report
Rong Zeng1, Min Li, Yiqun Jiang
1Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Pediatric Dermatology
|September 23, 2014
Abstract:
Nodular lichen myxedematosus (LM) is a rare disease and is one of the five subtypes of localized LM. It is distinctly characterized by multiple nodules on the trunk and limbs with or without papular lesions. A healthy 6-year-old boy presented with complaints of "knots" on his right chest, upper limb, and thigh for 4 months. To our knowledge this is the first case of nodular LM reported in a child.
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