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The autoimmune background in lichen planus
Author(s) -
SHUTTLEWORTH D.,
GRAHAMBROWN R.A.C.,
CAMPBELL A.C.
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1986.tb05718.x
Subject(s) - autoantibody , autoimmune disease , incidence (geometry) , medicine , immunology , antibody , autoimmunity , immunopathology , physics , optics
SUMMARY Fifty‐four patients with lichen planus (LP) and 54 age‐ and sex‐matched controls were studied. No increase in the incidence of autoimmune disease was found in the patients with LP or their relatives. There was no increase in the frequency of autoantibodies in the LP group and serum immunoglobulin levels were not altered significantly. In the majority of cases, LP is not part of a generalized autoimmune disturbance.