Open AccessAltered serum uric acid level in lichen planus patients
Author(s) -
Goutam Chakraborti,
Rabindranath Biswas,
Sandip Chakraborti,
Pradyot Kumar Sen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.143510
Subject(s) - medicine , uric acid , antioxidant , biomarker , antioxidant capacity , gastroenterology , group b , reactive oxygen species , disease , immunology , endocrinology , oxidative stress , biochemistry , chemistry
Lichen planus (LP) is a common disorder whose etiopathogenesis is not clear. Recently, it has been suggested that increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in the underlying mechanism of LP.