evaluation of relationship between lichen planus and hcv antibody

Evaluation of Relationship between Lichen Planus and HCV Antibody

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Lichen planus is a relatively common chronic mucocutaneaous disease with an unknown cause, and is considered a manifestation of cell-mediated immune response. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its subgroups have been associated with lichen planus in different geographic locations. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of HCV antibody in patients with lichen p...

HCV and lichen planus

Mahboobi et al. should be commended for providing a clear and exhaustive review of the literature on the intriguing topic of the association of HCV infection with Lichen Planus (1). It is somewhat surprising, however, especially for a dermatologist such as myself, to read that the histopathol-ogy of LP is nonspecific, but for cutaneous LP the specific-ity is out of question. Actually, the refer...

The Association Between Oral Lichen Planus and HCV Infection

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible epidemiological relationship between Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection in Peshawar. Methods: This case control study was conducted on three groups of patients who were investigated for HCV infection. Group I (78 Patients) clinically and histological confirmed OLP were tested for HCV infection. Grou...

hcv and lichen planus

examining the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and communication strategies by iranian efl learners

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between fear of negative evaluation (fne) and communication strategies (css) among iranian efl learners. it was aimed to examine the differences in the use of communication strategies between speakers with high or low degree of fear of negative evaluation. the current study was a case study consisting of 10 english learners at...

The Relationship between Lichen Planus and Carotid Intima Media Thickness.

BACKGROUND Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Although the association between chronic inflammation and subclinical atherosclerosis has been reported in the literature, the relationship between LP and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between LP and CIMT. METHODS One hundred ...