title: Oral lichen planus.
abstract: Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous dermatological disorder, with intraoral manifestation. Skin lesions prevail with oral mucosal lesions. Prevalence of lichen planus, as an oral pre-malignant lesion, is 1-2% population. Lateral border, dorsal tongue, gingiva, hard palate and vermilion border are common sites and lesions appear as reticular, plaque-like and papular intraoral types. Skin presents with pururitic, polygonal papules. Atrophic and erosive are the known intraoral pre-malignant types. A case report is presented, which responded well to steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi.
authors.forename: Salik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasool
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Farhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bashir