NOUN
- an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs
How To Use lichen planus In A Sentence
- The reported rates of association have differed widely, probably because of varying study design, oral versus cutaneous lichen planus and geography.
- My mouth and tongue are severely inflamed and a biopsy has diagnosed lichen planus.
- An example is a family of conditions called lichen simplex, lichen sclerosis, and lichen planus.
- The white buccal lesions of oral lichen planus may necessitate biopsy to exclude leukoplakia, candidiasis, and secondary syphilis.
- An inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology, lichen planus classically presents as shiny, violaceous, flat-topped, polygonal papules, 2 mm to 10 mm in diameter.
- Signs and symptoms of oral lichen planus may last weeks to months and include a dry or sore mouth, a burning sensation or a metallic taste.
- A 35 year old Afro-Caribbean man attending our department with lichen planus of the trunk was noted to have a pustular scalp eruption with scarring alopecia.
- In men, lichen planus can affect the penis, with purple-coloured or white ring-shaped patches, which may be confused with thrush but are often not itchy.
- The white buccal lesions of oral lichen planus may necessitate biopsy to exclude leukoplakia, candidiasis, and secondary syphilis.
- The signs of oral lichen planus are white streaks on the cheeks and gums, which are usually painless and not itchy.
