Oral lichen planus with palmoplantar involvement: a case report
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Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory dermatosis that is characterized by purple, pruritic plain topped papules, involving the skin, mucous membrane, nail and hair follicles. According to the site of involvement there are various forms of LP. Palmoplantar LP is one of the rare clinical variants, which is meanwhile accompanied with the oral involvement being extremely uncommon. Herewith, we report a case of a woman who has oral LP with palmoplantar involvement, treated with oral acitretin and topical corticosteroids. Now the patient is responding well to the treatment.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016