DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Several years ago, I was diagnosed with lichen planus in my mouth. A dentist gave me a prescription for fluocinonide. I applied this to the lesions in my mouth but got no relief. I ...
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic, but benign and self-limited disease of the skin and/or oral mucosa with an unknown etiology. It is not life-threatening in most cases. However, it can cause some ...
Q: Several years ago, I was diagnosed with lichen planus in my mouth. A dentist gave me a prescription for fluocinonide. I applied this to the lesions in my mouth but got no relief. I have difficulty ...
What Is Oral Lichen Planus? Oral lichen planus is a long-lasting disease that affects your mouth, causing symptoms such as painful white patches, redness, and swelling. It doesn't go away, but you may ...
Lichen planus (LP) is a self-limiting condition in most cases, but it can occasionally persist for an indefinite period. Though symptoms may resolve within one or two years, recurrences are common, ...
The various clinical forms of OLP include reticular, plaque-like, erosive and bullous multifocal lesions. Controversy regarding the malignant potential of OLP has existed since the mid-1920s. [3] OLP ...
Dermatitis. 2005;16(1):6-21. In a larger study with a more extended follow-up, 50 adults with symptomatic erosive or ulcerative oral lichen planus recalcitrant to topical glucocorticoids were treated ...
Benign migratory glossitis appears as irregular, maplike patches on the tongue (shown here). Become familiar with the cause, characteristics, and appropriate treatment of the most frequently seen ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Several years ago, I was diagnosed with lichen planus in my mouth. A dentist gave me a prescription for fluocinonide. I applied this to the lesions in my mouth but got no relief. I ...
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