Open AccessMetabolic Derangements in Lichen Planus - A Case Control Study
Author(s) -
Bikash Ranjan Kar,
Maitreyee Panda,
Nibedita Patro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21993.8818
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , metabolic control analysis , gastroenterology , prospective cohort study , case control study , disease , lipid profile , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , physiology , obesity , dermatology
An association between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome has been established in previous studies. Lichen Planus (LP) is also a chronic inflammatory disease morphologically related to psoriasis and few studies have shown association of metabolic derangements in LP.