Lichen Planus of the scalp has long been considered a fairly rare condition. Hudelo and Rabut, for example, in their 1927 survey of 108 cases of lichen planus diagnosed at St. Louis Hospital in Paris did not observe a single case affecting the scalp. A number of papers since have been ...
Lichen planus of the scalp 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 8 作者:G Bertram,E.-I. Gruendorf-Conen 摘要: We report about a 52-year-old female patient suffering from localized cicatrizing hair loss on the scalp. The clinical features and histology led to the diagnosis lichen ruber ...
Lichen planus of the scalp and other hair-bearing regions is called lichen planopilaris (LPP). Small red follicular papules and macules appear at the site of inflammation, leading to progressive scarring alopecia. LPP may appear alone or with typical lichen planus lesions elsewhere on the body....
Lichen planopilaris is also known as follicular Lichen Planus or Lichen Planus follicularis. It is avariant of Lichen Planus(LP) of the scalp, which leads to scarred alopecia followed by permanent hair loss on the scalp. It is an autoimmune disorder. ...
Dry mouth may be a symptom of lichen planus. The symptoms of lichen planus include rash that can cover arms, legs, trunk, genitals, or scalp. The rash is flat on top, but it itches painfully, and can be any color from pink to red to purple. If the scalp is involved, hair loss is...
Lichen planus is a cell-mediated immune response of unknown origin. It may be found with other diseases of altered immunity, such as ulcerative colitis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, dermatomyositis, morphea, lichen sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis.
Lichen Planus is an inflammatory condition of the skin and mucous membranes that affects many people. It commonly appears as small bumps or a rash over certain areas of the body including the scalp, genitals, and the inside of the mouth. It is also known for affecting the appearance of fing...
If lichen planus involves the scalp, it can permanently damage the hair follicles, producing a patch of bald skin called lichen planopilaris. If lichen planus involves the finger or toenails, scarring often occurs, producing permanently malformed nails. ...
The lesions are typically polygonal, flat (hence, the term planus), and pruritic (itchy). Occurs characteristically on the wrists, shins, lower back and genitalia. If thescalpis involved,hair lossmay occur. The cause(s) oflichen planusare unknown. However, certaindrugscan trigger the conditions...
lichen planus (LP) at other sites such as the skin, scalp, nails or genitalia. There are six subtypes of OLP: reticular, papular, plaque-like, atrophic, ulcerative and bullous. Important differential diagnoses for OLP include lichenoid reactions, immunobullous conditions and lupus. Although the ...