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Lichen Planus

Known as: LICHEN RUBER PLANUS, Lichen, ruber planus, Lichen Planus [Disease/Finding] 
An inflammatory, pruritic disease of the skin and mucous membranes, which can be either generalized or localized. It is characterized by distinctive… 
National Institutes of Health

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18 relations

Narrower (6)

Atrophic Lichen PlanusBullous Lichen PlanusHypertrophic Lichen PlanusLichen planus follicularis

Broader (3)

DermatitisDermatologic disordersLichen disease
In BloodIntegumentary systemLichenoid EruptionsMicrobiological

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Clinical practice. Lichen planus.
Copyright © 2012 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 53-year-old woman presents with intensely itchy skin lesions and burning in her… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions; a critical appraisal with emphasis on the diagnostic aspects.
Oral lichen planus (OLP) has a prevalence of approximately 1%. The etiopathogenesis is poorly understood. The annual malignant… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
The reported prevalence of oral lichen planus: a review and critique.
OBJECTIVE To examine all studies reporting prevalences of oral lichen planus (OLP) for epidemiological validity and to extract… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Current controversies in oral lichen planus: report of an international consensus meeting. Part 2. Clinical management and malignant transformation.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Amalgam-contact hypersensitivity lesions and oral lichen planus.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between amalgam restorations and oral lichen planus… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Update on oral lichen planus: etiopathogenesis and management.
Lichen planus (LP) is a relatively common disorder of the stratified squamous epithelia, which is, in many ways, an enigma. This… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Characterization of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and HLA-DR expression in normal and inflamed skin: modulation by recombinant gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor.
Review
1985
Review
1985
Lichen planus: review and update on pathogenesis.
Lichen planus (LP) is a common oral disorder which may represent the manifestation of a mucosal reaction to a variety of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Monacolin K, a new hypocholesterolemic agent produced by a Monascus species.
Sir: In previous papers from our laboratory, ML236B, a metabolite of Penicillium citrinum that was isolated as an inhibitor of… 
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