title: Oral lichen planus.
abstract: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, immune-mediated condition commonly affecting middle-aged women. The cause of OLP remains obscure. Strict clinical and histologic criteria need to be met to arrive at a definite diagnosis, thereby ruling out other conditions that may mimic OLP clinically and/or histologically. Although OLP is considered a premalignant condition, the risk for neoplastic change seems low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. pallavi.parashar@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parashar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000209:etiology