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LICHEN PLANUS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s) -
Jolly Mark
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb108041.x
Subject(s) - necrobiosis lipoidica , oral lichen planus , diabetes mellitus , lichen , dermatology , carbohydrate metabolism , medicine , biology , endocrinology , botany
The association between lichen planus and carbohydrate intolerance was investigated in 33 consecutive patients with oral lesions of lichen planus. The results of glucose tolerance tests showed that 28 of the patients had defective carbohydrate metabolism, and most had mild, maturity‐onset diabetes. These findings suggest that lichen planus is associated with impaired carbohydrate metabolism. Certain similarities between lichen planus and necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum are discussed.