Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3169642 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology | 2007 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
There is a spectrum of oral lichen planus-like (“lichenoid”) lesions that may confuse the differential diagnosis. These include lichenoid contact lesions, lichenoid drug reactions and lichenoid lesions of graft-versus-host disease. In regard to the approach to oral lichenoid contact lesions the value of patch testing remains controversial. Confirmation of the diagnosis of an oral lichenoid drug reaction may be difficult, since empiric withdrawal of the suspected drug and/or its substitution by an alternative agent may be complicated. Oral lichenoid lesions of graft-versus-host disease (OLL-GVHD) are recognized to have an association with malignancy. Local therapy for these lesions rests in topical agents, predominantly corticosteroids.
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Authors
Ibtisam BDS, PhD, Mark BDS, MDSc, MSnD ACSed, MomRcsed FFD RCSI (Oral Med) FRMEDs (Oral Med), Peter B. DDS, David MD, BDS, MBChB, FDS RCPS, FDS RCSEd, FMed Sci, Michael DDS, MHS, Cesar A. DDS, MS, PhD, Tony DDS, PhD, Alison J. MBChB, William DDS, MS,