Incidence of liver disease in chronic lichen planus of the mouth.
Fifty-four patients with oral lichen planus were screened for chronic inflammatory liver disease utilizing standard biochemical parameters of liver function, serum levels of immunoglobulins G, A and M and circulating autoantibodies against mitochondriae, smooth muscle and cell nuclei. One patient had primary biliary cirrhosis, and another had cryptogenic cirrhosis. This study did not confirm previous observations of a frequent association of oral lichen planus and primary biliary cirrhosis or chronic active hepatitis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*