The "Clinical Snapshot" series provides a concise examination of a clinical presentation including history, treatment, patient education, and nursing measures. Using the format here, you are invited ...

Dear Doctor: Recently, my skin became irritated and started blistering. I was diagnosed with lichen planus, which I’m told is pretty common. What is it? How can people deal with the irritation and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All patients treated with baracitinib for lichen planus had a response at week 12. After 1 week of treatment, 37 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At week 28, 88% of patients treated with combination therapy achieved 75% disease severity reduction vs. 47% on ...

Oral lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology or pathogenesis with varied disease severity that waxes and wanes over a long period of time. Although a common oral mucosal ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Bullous lichen planus' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

If you’ve been suffering from purple-looking rashes accompanied by very bad itching, please visit a dermatologist. You could be suffering from what is called Lichen planus. Lichen Planus is a chronic ...

Lichen planus is an autoimmune inflammatory disease which affects the skin, nails, hair and the mucous membranes. It is also known as Lichen ruber planus. The word ‘lichen’ means tiny bumps on the ...

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic, but benign and self-limited disease of the skin and/or oral mucosa with an unknown etiology. It is not life-threatening in most cases. However, it can cause some ...

Lichen planus (LP) is a non-infectious skin condition which causes itching and the appearance of papules and plaques over various parts of the body or the mucous membranes. It can be cutaneous or oral ...