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 ...

Dear Anon.: Nobody knows what causes lichen planus, an uncommon (less than 1% of people) skin condition that may also affect the mouth or vagina. It most often occurs during the ages of 30 to 60. It ...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, immune‐mediated mucosal disorder characterised by a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic reticular patterns to painful erosive lesions. The ...

Dear Doctors: I’m being treated for lichen planus, which has manifested in my gums. I’ve never heard of it before and would be grateful for additional information. I’d like to know if this is a common ...

Oral Lichen Planus: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention: By Anjali Srivastava Oral Lichen Planus is a long-term inflammatory condition that affects the soft tissues inside the mouth, often ...

Lichen planus (LP) affects an estimated 0.15% of US adults, and more than half of patients do not receive treatment within a year of diagnosis by a dermatologist. To evaluate the prevalence of LP, ...

AMSTERDAM — Treatment with ruxolitinib cream, 1.5%, achieved rapid and marked reductions in the clinical signs and symptoms of cutaneous lichen planus, including itch and skin pain, both when given ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The standardized overall prevalence rate of lichen planus was 0.15%. Among those treated with systemic ...

When your mouth hurts, it’s so uncomfortable that it’s hard to enjoy a meal and sometimes even sleep. You can try something like oral numbing gels or salt-water rinses, but if it doesn’t go away you ...

Low-level light therapy (LLLT) may be a more effective treatment for oral lichen planus (OLP) than topical corticosteroids, according to a review study recently published in the Journal of ...