Comparative study of histopathological diagnostic criteria in cutaneous lesions of lichen planus and discoid lupus erythematosus

Chronic cutaneous (discoid) lupus erythematosus.

Immunohistochemistry profile of inflammatory cells in lichen planopilaris and discoid lupus erythematosus

Background: Scarring (cicatricial) alopecia represents a complex group of inflammatory disorders, mainly characterized by destruction of the hair follicle unit. Lichen planopilaris (LPP) and discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) are the two main causes of primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA), both leading to hair follicle destruction and irreversible alopecia. However, they are different in pathogene...

Linear cutaneous lupus erythematosus/discoid lupus erythematosus in an adult

Linear cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LCLE) is rare. The LCLE was proposed by Abe et al. [1] for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) with a linear configuration in 1988. It occurs mainly in children and young adults. Lesions appear as linear unilateral erythematous plaques following the Blaschko lines and are observed most frequently on the face, although the neck, trunk and extremities may also ...

Successful long-term thalidomide therapy for discoid lupus erythematosus-lichen planus overlap syndrome.

Although thalidomide is a U.S. Food and Drug Admistration (FDA) approved medication for erythema nodosum leprosum and multiple myeloma, it has many off-label uses, including for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), Behçet's disease, apththous ulcers in HIV patients, and prurigo nodularis. Herein, we present a patient with an overlap of discoid lupus erythematosus and lichen planus who was success...

Correlation between Clinical and Histopathological Findings in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reactions Based on Modified WHO Diagnostic Criteria

Background and purpose: There are clinical and histopathological similaritie between lichen planus (OLP) and oral lichenoid reactions (OLL) but they have different treatment approaches. The present study examined the correlation between clinical and histopathological findings in lichen planus and oral lichenoid reaction based on modified WHO diagnostic criteria in order to evaluate using these ...