Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a relatively common mucosal disease that can present isolated or associated with cutaneous lichen planus. Contrarily to its cutaneous counterpart, though, OLP tends to be chronic, relapsing, and difficult to treat. Severe morbidity is related to erosive forms, and more aggressive presentations have been described, such as the "gingivo-vulvar syndrome". This article r...

Oral lichen planus is a relatively common autoimmune disease affecting the middle-aged population. Although no treatment is necessary for a benign asymptomatic case, in case of erosive lichen planus, topical corticosteroids form the mainstay of treatment. In case of failure, apart from tacrolimus, cyclosporine, using the "swish and spit" technique, is a valid therapeutic intervention. In our ca...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa which is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a premalignant condition. One step in malignant development is so called epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process whereby epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal characteristics. A factor known to induce EMT is the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β...

Background: Lichen planus is common mucocutaneous disorder that affects oral & skin areas and relatively linked to diabetes mellitus &hypertension to find that diabetes mellitus may contribute to development of lichen planus. Materials and method: 324 patients (112 diabetic patients & 112 nondiabetic patients serve as controlled group, aged 18 yrs old and above were obtained from Ramadi General...

Introduction: Oral lichen planus is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease which often affects middle-aged adults. Amongst the reticular, atrophic and erosive types, bullous form of lichen planus is rarely observed. Case Report: A case of 60-year-old male complaining of discomfort in lower front gingiva with occasional fluid filled vesicles in same area and buccal mucosa. Based on clinical and hi...

BACKGROUND The oral mucosa is constantly exposed to several irritants and allergens including dental materials, but the role of contact allergy in oral disease is obscure. OBJECTIVE To analyze positive patch test results in patients with oral diseases and evaluate the clinical relevance of oral diseases with contact allergy to dental materials. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patch test...

In their recent publication, Garcia-Pola et al. (1) (2016) suggested the development of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) in oral lichen planus (OLP). It was described as a preliminary study, where this association supposedly occurred. They presented a retrospective analysis with a long-term follow-up, showing an interesting relationship between these lesions. It is important to emphasi...

Since its original description by Devergie in 1854, several cases of linear lichen planus have been described in the literature, but there have been notably few cases of the more rare zosteriform lichen planus. Zosteriform lichen planus needs to be differentiated from linear lichen planus and other linear dermatoses. We present a case of Zosteriform Lichen planus for its rarity and briefly revi...

Physical examination There were multiple ulcerations over the lower lip (Figure 1). The gingiva was swollen and inflamed (Figure 1). Lace-like whitish streaks and well-defined Date: 13 March, 2002 Venue: Yaumatei Dermatology Clinic Organizer: Social Hygiene Service, DH; Clinico-pathological Seminar whitish plaques were found on the lower lip, gingiva and the left buccal mucosa (Figures 1& 2). T...