BACKGROUND AND AIM: We sought to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic value of epicutaneous patch testing in patients with oral lichenoid lesions (OLLs). METHODS: Bibliographic searches were conducted in electronic databases such as PubMed, the Cochrane library, EBSCO, Scopus, Web of knowledge and Google scholar from January 1990 to December 2011. Search terms re...