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Concurrent oral lichen planus and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Author(s) -
Tong D.C.,
Ferguson M.M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04773.x
Subject(s) - primary sclerosing cholangitis , primary biliary cirrhosis , oral lichen planus , medicine , etiology , concomitant , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , hepatitis , disease , dermatology
Summary Four patients with concomitant oral lichen planus (OLP) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are presented. Associations have been made between OLP and chronic liver disease, namely hepatitis C and primary biliary cirrhosis, but the aetiology and commonality between the diseases has yet to be confirmed. An immunological link is currently favoured. PSC may be a further association with OLP, possibly involving the immune system.