Premium
Does hydroxyethyl starch cause lichen planus? Lichen planus in a long‐time routine blood donor never exposed to hydroxyethyl starch
Author(s) -
Newman R.S.,
Barr R.J.,
Ocariz J.A.,
Kaplan H.S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1983.23684074280.x
Subject(s) - hydroxyethyl starch , lichen , incidence (geometry) , medicine , starch , disease , leukapheresis , dermatology , biology , food science , pathology , botany , mathematics , geometry , stem cell , genetics , cd34
A case of lichen planus attributed to exposure to hydroxyethyl starch has been reported previously. In this report, a case of lichen planus in a healthy blood donor never exposed to hydroxyethyl starch is presented, the statistical incidence of lichen planus in healthy leukapheresis donors is approximated, and a description of the Koebner phenomenon, which could falsely lead to incorrect conclusions regarding cause and effect in this disease, is discussed.