Oral lichen planus

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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Oral lichen planus appears as small, pale pimples or flat, white patches that form a lacy pattern on the tongue or inside the cheeks. It may be accompanied by pain, tenderness, burning or itching in ...
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Oral lichen planus. If you have a network of raised white lines on your tongue that has a lace-like appearance, you may be suffering from oral lichen planus.

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.

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Lichen planus of the skin affects men and woman equally. However, oral lichen planus is more common among females. In around 50% of all cases of lichen planus, the mouth is affected (oral lichen planus).

A 2007 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (the most careful type of scientific study) of 54 patients with oral lichen planus who were randomized to be treated with either aloe vera gel or placebo showed that aloe vera was a safe and ...

Cancer (such as squamous cell carcinoma)
Fungal infections (such as candida)
Histoplasmosis
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Oral lichen planus may respond to a topical steroid in an ointment base.
Systemic therapy is rarely needed, but severe generalized lichen planus of the skin or mucous membranes responds very well to cyclosporine 2-5 mg/kg/day for 2-4 months.

Gorouhi F, Solhpour A, Beitollahi JM, Afshar S, Davari P, Hashemi P, Nassiri Kashani M, Firooz A. Randomized trial of pimecrolimus cream versus triamcinolone acetonide paste in the treatment of oral lichen planus. J Am Acad Dermatol .

Disorders such as iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia and other B-vitamin deficiencies, oral lichen planus, erythema multiform, aphthous ulcers, pemphigus vulgaris, syphilis, and others
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See also: Lichen planus, Symptom, Cancer, Infections, Trauma