A number of uncommon, clinically diverse and poorly understood inflammatory skin
diseases are linked by the presence of a set of histopathological elements that have …

Type I interferons (IFNs) are an immunomodulatory class of cytokines that serve to protect
against viral and bacterial infection. In addition, mounting evidence suggests IFNs …

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic debilitating inflammatory disease of unknown etiology
affecting the skin, nails, and mucosa with no current FDA-approved treatments. It is …

Introduction Lichenoid drug eruption (LDE) shares similar features with lichen planus (LP),
that could reflect the same pathogenesis. In LP, an autoimmune attack is accepted and …

Background Case reports have suggested that extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP)
might be beneficial for the treatment of erosive oral lichen planus (OLP) recalcitrant to …

T cell‐mediated autoimmune skin diseases develop as a result of the aberrant immune
response to the skin cells with T cells playing a central role. These chronic inflammatory skin …

Background. Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease of probable immune‐
based aetiology. The pathogenesis of LP is unclear, but apoptotic changes in epidermal …

Background: Lichen planus is an inflammatory dermatosis involving either skin and/or
mucosal epithelial surfaces. A cell‐mediated cytotoxicity response is the main suspected …

Objectives We sought to investigate the expression of cells with immunosuppressive/
protumorigenic phenotypes in oral lichen planus (OLP), such as M2-tumor-associated …

Bullous lichen planus is a rare variant of lichen planus. It is characterized by vesicles or
bullae, which usually develop in the context of pre-existing LP lesions. It is often …