title: Oral lichen planus preceding concomitant lichen planopilaris.
abstract: Lichen planus (LP) is an immune-mediated mucocutaneous disorder with a wide array of clinical presentations. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is characterized clinically by striae, desquamation, and/or ulceration. Lichen planopilaris (LPP), a variant of LP, affects the scalp, resulting in perifollicular erythema and scarring of cutaneous surfaces accompanied by hair loss. The association between OLP and LPP has been reported previously with scant information on concomitant or sequential disease presentation. We describe a patient with concomitant OLP and LPP, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on OLP preceding the onset of LPP.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: Ets@upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Stoopler
authors.affiliation: Resident, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Sausan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alfaris
authors.affiliation: Resident, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Dalal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alomar
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Pathology, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Faizan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alawi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis