Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
3166342 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Lichen planus (LP) is an immune-mediated mucocutaneous disorder with a wide array of clinical presentations. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is characterized clinically by striae, desquamation, and/or ulceration. Lichen planopilaris (LPP), a variant of LP, affects the scalp, resulting in perifollicular erythema and scarring of cutaneous surfaces accompanied by hair loss. The association between OLP and LPP has been reported previously with scant information on concomitant or sequential disease presentation. We describe a patient with concomitant OLP and LPP, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on OLP preceding the onset of LPP.
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine
Authors
Eric T. Stoopler, Sausan Alfaris, Dalal Alomar, Faizan Alawi,