title: Bilateral retinal vasculitis in a patient with lichen planus.
abstract: Lichen planus (LP) is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that commonly affects the skin and mucous membranes. Retinal vasculitis is a group of vision-threatening disorders, in which autoimmunity is thought to play a role in pathogenesis. We present the case of a patient who was diagnosed with retinal vasculitis and who was followed up for mucosal LP. LP has not been reported as a cause of retinal vasculitis in the literature. We believe that the retinal vasculitis in this case was related to LP because cellular immunity plays a role in the pathogenesis of both entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dikci
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oğuzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Genç
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Penpe Gül
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Fırat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology