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Ulcerative lichen planus: a rare variant of lichen planus. 1997

Z Isogai, and Y Koashi, and A Sunohara, and T Tsuji

Department of Dermatology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.

A 54-year-old Japanese man with ulcerative lichen planus is reported. He had a painful erythema with ulcers on his soles and nail dystrophy. Mucous involvement was present on his lip. His hairs were intact. Histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of lichen planus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008010	Lichen Planus	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.	Cutaneous Lichen Planus,Lichen Planopilaris,Lichen Ruber Planus,Mucosal Lichen Planus,Lichen Rubra Planus,Lichen Planus, Cutaneous,Lichen Planus, Mucosal,Planopilaris, Lichen
D008047	Lip Diseases	Diseases involving the LIP.	Disease, Lip,Diseases, Lip,Lip Disease
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009260	Nail Diseases	Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.	Disease, Nail,Diseases, Nail,Nail Disease
D004890	Erythema	Redness of the skin produced by congestion of the capillaries. This condition may result from a variety of disease processes.	Erythemas
D005533	Foot Dermatoses	Skin diseases of the foot, general or unspecified.	Foot Dermatosis,Dermatoses, Foot,Dermatosis, Foot
D006197	Hair	A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.	Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012883	Skin Ulcer	An ULCER of the skin and underlying tissues.	Skin Ulcers,Ulcer, Skin,Ulcers, Skin

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