Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Oral lichen planus and postinflammatory pigmentation - A Review

Y. Yura, A. Motoki, M. Hamada

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Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by autoimmune mechanisms and clinically presents as a reticular, atrophic/erythematous, or erosive/ulcerative lesion. Postinflammatory pigmentation is not a rare disease, particularly in populations with dark skin. When inflammation associated with OLP is inhibited by medication, tissue macrophages phagocytose melanin pigments in subepithelial connective tissues and cause the persistent deposition of melanin, postinflammatory pigmentation, at the site of OLP lesions. Therefore, the global prevalence and prognosis of OLP-related postinflammatory pigmentation need to be investigated.

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ORAL LICHEN PLANUS AND POSTINFLAMMATORY PIGMENTATION - A REVIEW, Y. Yura, A. Motoki, M. Hamada GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2019


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