Of the men, 40% (12 patients) had both oral and genital lesions and 35% (11 patients) had oral lesions only, whereas none of the men had genital lesions only. The corresponding figures for women ...

The lesions of lichen planus can occur anywhere on the body but favor the flexor wrists, trunk, medial thighs, shins, dorsal hands, and lower back. The oral mucosa is frequently affected and these ...

Brand name (oral): Soriatane Corticosteroid (injections or pills): If the lichen planus causes thick plaques, lasts a long time, or has caused many bumps or painful sores, your dermatologist might ...

Lichen planus is a relatively rare inflammatory condition of the skin and mucous membranes (moist tissues that line body cavities such as the mouth, vagina and esophagus). It most often appears in the ...

Mucosal immunology is the study of immune responses that occur at mucosal surfaces, such as the intestines, the urogenital tract and the lungs. These tissues are closely associated with the ...

Here, the authors use spatiotemporally controlled oncogene activation and tumour suppressor inhibition with multi-omics to unveil the role of YAP-mediated oral epithelial progenitor cell ...

We set these mucosal immune pathways in the functional context of IBD risk genes where such insight is available. Moreover, we frame our discussion of fundamental biological pathways that have been ...