Abstract
Background: Individual case reports have suggested an occasional association of lichen planus with internal malignancy. Objective: Our purpose was to describe five patients with a neoplastic disease in whom lichen planus developed. Methods: Serologic and immunopathologic studies were conducted. Results: No evidence of autoantibody production characteristic of paraneoplastic pemphigus was found, and antibodies reactive with basal cell keratinocytes were not detected. Conclusion:Lichen planus may be rarely induced by neoplasia. A cell-mediated immune reaction possibly causes this phenomenon.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology