Reticular LP is usually asymptomatic, affects multiple sites, and can be recognized by white papules that can coalesce to form plaques. There may be fine, white, lace-like striae (Wickham striae) on the buccal mucosa, gingiva, and lips. Cutaneous LP may be seen in up to 44% of patients with oral LP. Erosive LP usually presents with pain while eating, especially with spicy foods. There is usuall...

Background: Lichen planus is a common dermatological condition. Many treatment options have been discussed in literature, each with its own risk profile. Betamethasone pulse therapy is one of the effective therapies mentioned.The objective of this study was to find out whether oral betamethasone mini pulse therapy is effective in lichen planus.Methods: A total of 40 pat...

Oral lichenoid reactions represent a common end point in response to extrinsic agents (drugs, allergens), altered self-antigens, or superantigens. Oral lichen planus, a common and under-recognized inflammatory disorder, shares many clinical and histopathological features with oral lichenoid drug reaction and oral lichenoid contact reaction. Clinical presentation can vary from asymptomatic white...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disorder with unspecified etiology, appearing as a result of stress, genetic predisposition and immunologic factors. Erosive type of the disease is more important because of its clinical symptoms of pain, irritation and malignancy risk. Despite various medications used, a definite cure for lichen planus is un-known. Regarding the effec...

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Chronic ulcerative dermatitis (CUS) is characterized by painful exacerbating and remitting oral erosions and ulcerations. A very characteristic direct immunofluorescence (DIF) pattern differentiates CUS from other immune-mediated oral vesiculo-erosive conditions. The clinical and histopathological features of CUS are very similar to erosive oral lichen planus. A middle-aged woman had CUS confir...

There is presently no line of distinction between oral lichen planus and other oral lichenoid lesions. The aim of this study is to determine using histomorphometry, the differences between these lesions. Paraffin sections from 7 normal buccal epithelium, 19 oral lichen planus (LP), 14 oral lichenoid lesions (LL) and 7 discoid lupus erythematosus-like lesions (DLE-ll) were selected. The nuclear ...

Lichen planus is a chronic systemic disease of established immune-mediated pathogenesis. [1] It most commonly, protractedly and persistently, involves the mucosa of the oral cavity, but it can involve other sites, namely the skin, the scalp (with inflammation around and affecting the hair follicles) resulting in alopecia), the nails as well as the genital area the vulval and vaginal mucosa, and...

Oral lichen planus is a common multifactorial disease. This article is not a complete review of the disease, but instead a discussion of selected aspects such as clinical features, possible vascular influences, and the relation of stress and drugs and metals to the disease. Immunologic theories and cancerous potentials are discussed critically. Finally, a detailed treatment plan of the inflamma...

Oral lichen planus is a common chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disorder that typically affects the oral mucosa and additionally, in some cases the skin. Lichen planus can affect other non-oral mucosal surfaces such as the genitals, anus and pharynx. Conjunctival and oesophageal involvement may rarely occur. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T-cell-mediated chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disea...