Lichen Planus

Lichen planus is an inflammatory dermatosis on skin and mucous membranes

Signs and Symptoms:

• Flat-topped, purple, polygonal pruritic papules with overlying network of white lines - Wickham's striae
• Reticulate white hyperkeratosis on mucosal surface

Treatments:

1. Antihistamines and topical steroids
2. Cyclosporine, oral prednisolone, oral retinoids, and PUVa in severe cases