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© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions comprise a group of disorders of the oral mucosa that likely represent a common reaction pattern to 1 or more unknown antigens. The coexistence of hyperkeratotic striation/reticulation, varying degrees of mucosal inflammation from mild erythema to severe widespread ulceration, and a band-like infiltrate of mononuclear inflammatory cells including activated T lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, are considered suggestive of oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions. Several classification systems of oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions have been attempted, although none seem to be comprehensive. In this paper, we present a classification of oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions that includes oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid contact lesions, oral lichenoid drug reactions, oral lichenoid lesions of graft vs. host disease, discoid lupus erythematosus, and systemic lupus erythematosus, lichen planus-like variant of paraneoplastic pemphigus/paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome, chronic ulcerative stomatitis, lichen planus pemphigoides, solitary fixed drug eruptions, and lichen sclerosus. We present the clinical and diagnostic aspects of oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions, and discuss related treatment options.
Author(s): Carrozzo M, Porter S, Mercadante V, Fedele S
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Periodontology 2000
Year: 2019
Volume: 80
Issue: 1
Pages: 105-125
Print publication date: 01/06/2019
Online publication date: 15/05/2019
Acceptance date: 02/04/2019
ISSN (print): 0906-6713
ISSN (electronic): 1600-0757
Publisher: Blackwell Munksgaard
URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/prd.12260
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12260
