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Eczema, acne, allergy, skin irritation and
lichen planus ranked among the top five skin diseases in the region.
The 35-year-old is an undergraduate marketing manager at the University of Wolverhampton, who has suffered with
lichen planus, an autoimmune skin condition.
A variety of medications have been used for palliation of oral
lichen planus, including corticosteroids, cyclosporine, calcineurin inhibitors, retinoids, and biologics, but few have been evaluated in larger series of patients, he pointed out.
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic, inflammatory, and immune-mediated papulosquamous dermatosis that involves the skin, scalp, nails, and mucous membranes.
Clinically the white keratotic lesions may have similar appearance but different stimuli and sometimes these lesions may give clinical picture of accurate diagnosis such as in case of candidial fungal infections and
lichen planus. 8 Oral white mucosal lesions can be histopathologically divided into two types: they may be dysplatic or non-dysplastic.9 Dysplastic lesions are those that show histopathological abnormality suggesting that the lesion has a pronounced expectance of malignant convergence.8,9 Dysplasia's are greatly known for their malignant behavior to the extent of 5-18%.
Lichen planus which usually comes on in middle age, especially in women.
(3) It is thought to be a subtype of
lichen planus, although this is still debated.
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among patients with
lichen planus.
The report of Institute of Skin Diseases Sindh further added that a big number of face wrinkles, eczema, bacterial infection, viral infection, heat rashes, psoriasis,
lichen planus and other skin diseases were also reported this time period.
The report further said a big number of face wrinkles, eczema, bacterial infection, viral infection, heat rashes, psoriasis,
lichen planus and other skin diseases were also reported this time period.
lichen planus - an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs