Clinical features and treatment outcomes of nail lichen planus: A retrospective study
JAAD Case Reports, 2021 INTRODUCTION Lichen planus is a benign, chronic, mucocutaneous disorder that affects the skin, mucosae, and nails. The occurrence of nail lichen planus has been reported to be about 10% to 15%. Nail lichen planus is more common in adults than in children,
Panrudee Wechsuruk +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of Cell Proliferation Ratio in Oral Lichen Planus, Epithelial Dysplasia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Although oral lichen planus has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a potentially malignant disorder, such classification is still the target of much controversy.
Carvalho, Yasmin Rodarte +3 more
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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020 Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory and immune‐mediated disease that affects the skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes. Although there is a broad clinical spectrum of lichen planus manifestations, the skin and oral cavity remain the major sites
D. Ioannides +13 more
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A clinicopathological study of cutaneous lichen planus
Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2015 Background: Lichen planus is an idiopathic subacute or chronic inflammatory disease of the skin, mucous membranes and nails. We studied the clinicopathological profile of lichen planus in Indian population. Methods: A total of 145 cases of histologically
Asmita Parihar +3 more
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Quantification of colloid bodies in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reaction - A Histochemical Study [PDF]
, 2011 Aim: Oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid reaction are familiar keratotic lesions found on the oral mucosa. Colloid bodies can be microscopically appreciated in both these lesions.
Gupta, Vineeta +4 more
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Coexistence of nail lichen planus and lichen planus pigmentosus [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 We describe a fifty-six-year old, Afro-descendent female patient showing dystrophy of her twenty nails and hyperchromic, asymptomatic macule on her face. Histopathological examination of the macule showed vacuolization of the basal layer, melanophages in
Luciana Rodino Lemes +4 more
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Topical Tocopherol for treatment of reticular oral lichen planus: randomized, double-blind, crossover study [PDF]
, 2016 This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study assessed the efficacy of topical tocopherol acetate compared with placebo in easing oral discomfort in patients with reticular oral lichen planus (ROLP)
Bacci, Christian +5 more
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Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 BACKGROUND Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a relatively common chronic T cell-mediated disease, which can cause significant pain, particularly in its erosive or ulcerative forms.
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Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2022 Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus is a rare subtype of lichen planus and can be seen with or without lichen planus lesions. Dark brown, gray-colored reticular macules and patches are mainly present in intertriginous areas.
Zuhal Metin +2 more
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Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is differently expressed in cutaneous lichen planus and lichen sclerosus [PDF]
, 2012 Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Hyperkeratosis, focal hypergranulosis, damage to the basal cell layer, and bandlike infiltrate are hallmarks of LP skin.
Groma, Valerie, Legusa, Ilze
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