As mentioned, it can take a while for lichen planus to resolve, and some people get the rash back again, just as it is seeming to go away. Oral forms of the condition are usually the most tenacious and make take the longest to cure. Eventually most people do recover from this painful ...
Lichen planus is a condition where there is inflammation on areas of the skin and mucous membranes lining the cavities thereby causing lesions ranging from purple to white. It can cause pain in the mouth and itching on the skin. The exact cause is unknown but it appears to be triggered by ...
Lichen planus is a recurrent pruritic eruption characterized by flat-topped scarlet papules that can develop on any skin site of arms, trunk, genital, nails and scalp, and mucosal membranes. From: Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2015 ...
Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by lesions involving the skin (i.e., cutaneous), mucosa (i.e., mucosal), and hair or nails (i.e., appendageal). It most commonly affect...
International Journal of DermatologyNuzzolo P, Celentano A, Bucci P, Adamo D, Ruoppo E, Leuci S, et al: Lichen planus of the lips: an intermediate disease between the skin and mucosa? Retrospective clinical study and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2016;55:e473-e481....
The meaning of LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS is a chronic skin disease that is characterized by the eruption of flat white hardened papules with central hair follicles often having black keratotic plugs.
British Dental JournalMcGimpsey JG, O'Brien FV. Oral lichen planus associated with psoriasis of the skin. Br Dent J 1974;136:53‑7.Mc Gimpsy J.G., O'Brien F.V.: Oral lichen planus associa- ted with psoriasis of the skin. Br Dent J 1974, 136, 53-57....
The apparent Michaelis constant (Km) for glucose-6-phosphate of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase has been measured in extracts prepared from biopsies of normal human skin and from both affected and apparently normal skin of patients with lichen planus. No differences of Km were found ...
Stankler L., Ewan S.W. The effects of experimental skin damage in patients with lichen planus. A preliminary communication. Br J Dermatol 1974; 90: 25–28Stankler, L. & Ewen, S.W.B. ( 1974 ) The effects of experimental skin damage in patients with lichen planus . British Journal of...
Conclusion: From the epidemiological, clinical and histopathological findings of the present work, we can suggest a conclusion that melasma, butterfly lichen planus actinicus, and melasma-like lichen planus actinicus were inflammatory skin diseases that build up one spectrum where melasma at one pole...