Lichen Planus
"Lichen Planus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An inflammatory, pruritic disease of the skin and mucous membranes, which can be either generalized or localized. It is characterized by distinctive purplish, flat-topped papules having a predilection for the trunk and flexor surfaces. The lesions may be discrete or coalesce to form plaques. Histologically, there is a "saw-tooth" pattern of epidermal hyperplasia and vacuolar alteration of the basal layer of the epidermis along with an intense upper dermal inflammatory infiltrate composed predominantly of T-cells. Etiology is unknown.
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D008010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.859.475.560
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lichen Planus" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Maarouf M, Alexander C, Shi VY. Nivolumab reactivation of hypertrophic lichen planus, a case report and review of published literature. Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jan 15; 24(1).
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Stough D. Commentary on A New Subtype of Lichen Planopilaris Affecting Vellus Hairs and Clinically Mimicking Androgenetic Alopecia. Dermatol Surg. 2016 10; 42(10):1181.
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Chan DV, Flynn J, Ziegler R, Wong HK. HLA-DR1 in familial frontal fibrosing alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jul; 73(1):e39.
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Adamski J, Kinard T, Ipe T, Cooling L. Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Transfus Apher Sci. 2015 Apr; 52(2):171-82.