S Bakhtiari1, J B Taheri1, P Toossi2, S Azimi3,4, Sh Kawosi Nezhad5. 1. Department of Oral Medicine, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Dermatology, Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. International Research Collaborative, Oral Health and Equity, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia. Somayyeh.azimi@uwa.edu.au. 4. School of Human Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia. Somayyeh.azimi@uwa.edu.au. 5. Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
AIM: To investigate the prevalence of oral lichen planus in patients younger than 18 years, referred to a dermatology centre in Iran during 2002-2014. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated disease that could affect the oral mucosa and is a pre-cancerous condition. The disease usually develops in middle age with female predominance and is rare in children. METHODS: In this retrospective study, cases with definitive histopathologic diagnosis of lichen planus, over a 12-year period from 2002 to 2014 from a dermatologic hospital archive were evaluated. The prevalence of both cutaneous and oral lichen planus, the male:female ratio and site of involvement were calculated using SPSS version 21. RESULTS: Thirty-six of 564 patients younger than 18 years old diagnosed with lichen planus. Two females (0.4%) had oral lichen planus. One patient had erosive, and one had bullous, oral lichen planus. CONCLUSION: Oral lichen planus had a very low frequency in Iranian population younger than 18 years old, identifying these patients is recommended for long-term follow-up.
AIM: To investigate the prevalence of oral lichen planus in patients younger than 18 years, referred to a dermatology centre in Iran during 2002-2014. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated disease that could affect the oral mucosa and is a pre-cancerous condition. The disease usually develops in middle age with female predominance and is rare in children. METHODS: In this retrospective study, cases with definitive histopathologic diagnosis of lichen planus, over a 12-year period from 2002 to 2014 from a dermatologic hospital archive were evaluated. The prevalence of both cutaneous and oral lichen planus, the male:female ratio and site of involvement were calculated using SPSS version 21. RESULTS: Thirty-six of 564 patients younger than 18 years old diagnosed with lichen planus. Two females (0.4%) had oral lichen planus. One patient had erosive, and one had bullous, oral lichen planus. CONCLUSION: Oral lichen planus had a very low frequency in Iranian population younger than 18 years old, identifying these patients is recommended for long-term follow-up.
Authors: Ronald Laeijendecker; Theodoor Van Joost; Bhupendra Tank; Arnold P Oranje; H A Martino Neumann Journal: Pediatr Dermatol Date: 2005 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 1.588