title: Oral lichen planus: a narrative review.
abstract: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a common disease of unknown aetiology affecting oral mucosae by T-cell mediated chronic inflammation. OLP diagnosis is made by evaluating both clinical and histological criteria. Pharmacological treatment is useful in symptomatic cases. Life-long clinical follow-up is essential, due to low-risk of malignant transformation. In vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) offers a real-time virtual biopsy of the being tissues and does not require surgical excision nor histopathological processing. RCM was used to capture OLP lesions in order to clinically differentiate them from other clinical entities.
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Stasio
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Agostino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contaldo
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laino
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serpico
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties; via L. De Crecchio, 6 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchese
mesh_terms: D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology*; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods; D012176:Retinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D012176:Retinoids; D016572:Cyclosporine; D016559:Tacrolimus