title: Isolated lichen planus of lower lip: a case report.
abstract: Lichen planus is an idiopathic inflammatory condition, which may involve mucosa of the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, larynx or the cutaneous surface either in isolation or in combinations. Mucosal lichen planus is more common than the cutaneous variant. Isolated lip involvement is very rare and should be differentiated from other similar leukoplakic lesions. We are reporting a rare case of oral lichen planus in an elderly male that was exclusively localised to the lower lip.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Saket Nagar, Bhopal, 462020 India.
authors.forename: Dillip Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Saket Nagar, Bhopal, 462020 India.
authors.forename: Ganakalyan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Saket Nagar, Bhopal, 462020 India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Ujjawal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Khurana
keywords: Leukoplakia; Lip; Oral lichen planus (OLP); Plaque