Lichen Planus Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders
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Lichen planus mainly causes an itchy skin rash. In some people it also affects other parts of the body such as the mouth, genitals, nails and hair. In most cases the condition goes within 6-18 months.
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Lichen planus is a disease in which there is an itchy, swollen rash on the skin or in the mouth.
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Lichen planus: A common skin disease with small itchy pink or purple spots on the arms or legs.
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Lichen Planus Definition
Definition
Lichen planus is a chronic skin condition. It causes itchy, flat, scaly patches on the wrists, legs, trunk, or genitals. It can also affect the inside of the mouth and vagina.
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Lichen planus is an eruption characterized in its most typical form by pruritic polygonal purple papules. These small flat-topped papules typically show a white lacy network on their surface, Wickham's striae.
What is lichen planus?
Lichen planus is a condition that causes purple or reddish-purple bumps that may be itchy to form on your skin. The bumps have flat tops and are uneven in shape.
Lichen planus is a chronic skin condition. It causes itchy, flat, scaly patches on the wrists, legs, trunk, or genitals. It can also affect the inside of the mouth and vagina. There it resembles a white spider web. It may ulcerate.
Lichen planus is a disease in which there is an itchy, swollen rash on the skin or in the mouth.
Causes
The exact cause of lichen planus is unknown. However, it is likely to be related to an allergic or immune reaction.
Lichen planus is a non-infectious, itchy rash that can affect many areas of the body including:
the arms and legs
the mouth (oral lichen planus)
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Lichen planus is a skin disorder that produces scaly, purplish bumps with white lines or spots. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, or one in which the person produces antibodies against his or her own tissues.
Oral lichen planus causes recurring inflammation and white patches in your mouth, and sometimes extremely painful mouth sores. The symptoms can usually be managed.
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Lichen planus refers to a common skin disease in which itchy, small, pink or purple spots appear on the arms or legs.
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Lichen planus appears as pink, purple or purplish-red bumps with flat tops. Typically, it affects the arms and legs but can also affect the mucous membranes in the mouth and genitals....
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Lichen planus frequently arises on the wrists, forearms, genitals, and lower legs.
Vitiligo may be patchy and isolated or may group around the distal extremities and face.
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Lichen planus (a skin disease that can also cause itching and fusing of genital skin). Lichen planus can occur together with lichen sclerosus.
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Lichen planus (LP) is a disease of the skin and, less often, the scalp, fingernails, toenails, and/or inside the mouth or genitalia (mucous membranes).
LICHEN PLANUS: an inflammatory disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by red or purple bumps or blotches. The cause of lichen planus is not known, but it appears to be an autoimmune condition.
Oral lichen planus can also appear as a lace-like pattern on the tongue and the inside of the cheeks. The underlying cause of lichen planus is not known, although it may be related to oral hygiene and irritants, such as tobacco smoke.
Definition Lichen planus is a skin condition of unknown origin that produces small, shiny, flat-topped,itchy pink or purple raised spots on the wrists, forearms or lower legs, especially in middle-aged patients.
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Lichen planus - symptoms include pain, bleeding and painful sex. Other areas of the body may be affected by lichen planus, such as the hands, mouth and shins. Treatment includes steroid creams or oral tablets.
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Follicular hyperkeratosis of the scalp with lymphocytic perifolliculitis and lichen planus elsewhere.
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Less common causes include lichen planus, lichen sclerosis, seborrheic dermatitis, and vitiligo. Benign cysts or abscesses of the Bartholin's or Skene's glands can cause pain or swelling in areas of the vulva.
dermatitis herpetiformis (occasionally)
eczema
fungal infections (such as athlete's foot)
hives (urticaria)
insect bites
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Some conditions that may cause vulvar pain include yeast infections Opens New Window and other vaginal infections, atrophic vaginitis Opens New Window, lichen sclerosus Opens New Window, lichen planus Opens New Window, ...
Diseases that produce scarring alopecia include destructive skin tumors, granulomas, lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, follicular lichen planus, and severe bacterial or viral infections, such as folliculitis and herpes simplex.
Scarring may occur from burns, injury, or x-ray therapy. However, other types of scarring that may cause hair loss can be caused by diseases such as lupus, bacterial or fungal skin infections, lichen planus, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or skin cancer.
Some chronic skin conditions and inflammation are thought to be associated with an increased risk of developing cancer of the vulva. These are lichen sclerosus (also called lichen sclerosis), lichen planus and Paget's disease.
generalised skin conditions: these can also affect the penis, including: lichen planus, psoriasis, erythema multiforme, erythema fixum (particularly caused by tetracycline antibiotics), erythroplasia of Queyrat (a rare, ...
However, other types of scarring that may cause hair loss can be caused by diseases such as lupus, bacterial or fungal skin infections, lichen planus, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or skin cancer.
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