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Lichen Planus in Ear Not Uncommon

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- The autoimmune disease lichen planus may affect the ear more commonly than previously thought, researchers reported here.

Oral lichen planus

Oral lichen planus — Comprehensive overview covers causes, symptoms and treatments.

Alterations in Serum Lipid Profile Patterns in Oral Lichen Planus

Is lichen planus associated with dyslipidemia? This case-control study examined a possible connection. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Lichen planus

Lichen planus — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatments of disorder affecting skin or mucous membranes.

Dermoscopy for Diagnosis of Inflammatory Skin Diseases

Psoriasis, dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, and lichen planus are common inflammatory skin diseases which can be difficult to differentiate clinically. Can dermoscopy be a valuable diagnostic tool? The...

A Clinical Guide On Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the publication of a clinical guide by the European Menopause and Andropause So...

EMAS publishes clinical guide on lichen sclerosus in Maturitas journal

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a clinical guide by the European Menopause and Andropause...

Flexible partnership allows lichens to occur in different habitats

(Pensoft Publishers) A group of researchers led by the German lichenologist Christian Printzen, Senckenberg Research Institute (Frankfurt), discovered the survival secrets of a lichen that occurs in p...

A study on the association with hepatitis B and hepatitis C in 1557 patients with lichen planus.

Abstract Background Previous reports have demonstrated contradicting results on the association between lichen planus and hepatitis. Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the association...

Lichen planus of the larynx.

Objective:We report an extremely rare case of laryngeal lichen planus.Method:A case report and literature review of the aetiopathogenesis, clinical features and management of laryngeal lichen planus a...

Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma complicating hypertrophic lichen planus : Three case reports and review of the literature.

Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous T-cell-mediated disease, whose cause is still unknown. The first case of lichen planus that transformed into squamous cell carcinoma was reported in 1903. We p...

An Autoimmune Phenotype in Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus and Lichen Planus: A Th1 Response and High Levels of MicroRNA-155.

Vulvar lichen sclerosus and lichen planus are T-cell-mediated chronic skin disorders. Although autoimmunity has been suggested, the exact pathogenesis of these disorders is still unknown. Therefore, t...

Premalignant nature of oral and vulval lichen planus: Facts and controversies.

Although many classifications include oral lesions of lichen planus in the category of a premalignant condition, there is still much discussion about whether the mucous membranes lesions should be cha...