Concurrent oral lichen planus and primary sclerosing cholangitis
โ Scribed by D.C. Tong; M.M. Ferguson
- Book ID
- 104460159
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 147
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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โฆ Synopsis
Four patients with concomitant oral lichen planus (OLP) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are presented. Associations have been made between OLP and chronic liver disease, namely hepatitis C and primary biliary cirrhosis, but the aetiology and commonality between the diseases has yet to be confirmed. An immunological link is currently favoured. PSC may be a further association with OLP, possibly involving the immune system.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic syndrome of unknown etiology commonly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and characterized by fibrosing inflammatory destruction of intra-and/or extrahepatic biliary ducts. 1 Although the course may be variable from one pati