Lichen Striatus with Nail Involvement in a 6-Year-Old Boy

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We describe a 6-year-old boy with an asymptomatic linear eruption on the left index finger with mild erythema of the proximal nail fold, nail dystrophy, and subungual hyperkeratosis of the nail.

A diagnosis of nail lichen striatus was made.

The child was successfully treated with a topical corticosteroid.

Because of its rarity, nail lichen striatus is often under-recognized.

Physicians should be familiar with the nail involvement in individuals with lichen striatus so that an accurate diagnosis can be made and unnecessary investigations and treatment avoided.