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Oral lichenoid lesion

MedGen UID:
1617159
•Concept ID:
C4531106
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031453

Definition

Mutliple lesions of the oral mucosa resembling those characteristic of the disease lichen planus. These are symmetric reticular lesions that resemble a white, lacelike network, as well as by papules, plaques, erythematous lesions, and erosions. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOral lichenoid lesion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Observer agreement in the diagnosis of oral lichen planus using the proposed criteria of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
Idrees M, Farah CS, Khurram SA, Firth N, Soluk-Tekkesin M, Kujan O
J Oral Pathol Med 2021 May;50(5):520-527. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1111/jop.13170. PMID: 33730381
Clinico-pathological study to evaluate oral lichen planus for the establishment of clinical and histopathological diagnostic criteria.
Hiremath S, Kale AD, Hallikerimath S
Turk Patoloji Derg 2015;31(1):24-9. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01285. PMID: 25560610

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathology of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: An exploratory cross-sectional study.
Lodolo M, Gobbo M, Bussani R, Torelli L, Rupel K, Ottaviani G, Poropat A, Biasotto M
Oral Dis 2023 Apr;29(3):1259-1268. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/odi.14112. PMID: 34951080
The role of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages in immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions.
Ferrisse TM, de Oliveira AB, Palaçon MP, Silva EV, Massucato EMS, de Almeida LY, Léon JE, Bufalino A
Immunobiology 2021 May;226(3):152072. Epub 2021 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152072. PMID: 33677150
Clinicopathological and prognostic characterization of oral lichenoid disease and its main subtypes: A series of 384 cases.
Aguirre-Urizar JM, Alberdi-Navarro J, Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza I, Marichalar-Mendia X, Martínez-Revilla B, Parra-Pérez C, Juan-Galíndez AD, Echebarria-Goicouria MÁ
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2020 Jul 1;25(4):e554-e562. doi: 10.4317/medoral.23576. PMID: 32388519Free PMC Article
Oral lichenoid dysplasia and not oral lichen planus undergoes malignant transformation at high rates.
Shearston K, Fateh B, Tai S, Hove D, Farah CS
J Oral Pathol Med 2019 Aug;48(7):538-545. Epub 2019 Jun 22 doi: 10.1111/jop.12904. PMID: 31172588
The malignant transformation of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: a systematic review.
Fitzpatrick SG, Hirsch SA, Gordon SC
J Am Dent Assoc 2014 Jan;145(1):45-56. doi: 10.14219/jada.2013.10. PMID: 24379329

Diagnosis

Histopathology of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: An exploratory cross-sectional study.
Lodolo M, Gobbo M, Bussani R, Torelli L, Rupel K, Ottaviani G, Poropat A, Biasotto M
Oral Dis 2023 Apr;29(3):1259-1268. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/odi.14112. PMID: 34951080
Concurrent chronic hyperplastic candidosis and oral lichenoid lesion as adverse events of secukinumab therapy.
Farah CS
Aust Dent J 2021 Sep;66(3):340-345. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1111/adj.12833. PMID: 33547810
Clinicopathological and prognostic characterization of oral lichenoid disease and its main subtypes: A series of 384 cases.
Aguirre-Urizar JM, Alberdi-Navarro J, Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza I, Marichalar-Mendia X, Martínez-Revilla B, Parra-Pérez C, Juan-Galíndez AD, Echebarria-Goicouria MÁ
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2020 Jul 1;25(4):e554-e562. doi: 10.4317/medoral.23576. PMID: 32388519Free PMC Article
Oral lichenoid dysplasia and not oral lichen planus undergoes malignant transformation at high rates.
Shearston K, Fateh B, Tai S, Hove D, Farah CS
J Oral Pathol Med 2019 Aug;48(7):538-545. Epub 2019 Jun 22 doi: 10.1111/jop.12904. PMID: 31172588
Oral lichen planus and epithelial dysplasia with lichenoid features: a review and discussion with special reference to diagnosis.
Sanketh DS, Patil S, Swetha B
J Investig Clin Dent 2017 Aug;8(3) Epub 2016 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/jicd.12233. PMID: 27443699

Therapy

Use test with l-carvone in toothpaste on sensitized individuals.
Kroona L, Ahlgren C, Dahlin J, Isaksson M, Bruze M
Contact Dermatitis 2023 Jun;88(6):463-471. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1111/cod.14302. PMID: 36929649
Immunoexpression of oral brush biopsy enhances the accuracy of diagnosis for oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions.
Idrees M, Shearston K, Farah CS, Kujan O
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Jul;51(6):563-572. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1111/jop.13301. PMID: 35460123Free PMC Article
Concurrent chronic hyperplastic candidosis and oral lichenoid lesion as adverse events of secukinumab therapy.
Farah CS
Aust Dent J 2021 Sep;66(3):340-345. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1111/adj.12833. PMID: 33547810
Differential metallothionein expression in oral lichen planus and amalgam-associated oral lichenoid lesions.
Mendes GG, Servato JP, Borges FC, Rosa RR, Siqueira CS, de Faria PR, Loyola AM, Cardoso SV
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 May 1;23(3):e262-e268. doi: 10.4317/medoral.22144. PMID: 29680841Free PMC Article
Outcomes of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions treated with topical corticosteroid.
Gonzalez-Moles MA, Bravo M, Gonzalez-Ruiz L, Ramos P, Gil-Montoya JA
Oral Dis 2018 May;24(4):573-579. Epub 2018 Feb 13 doi: 10.1111/odi.12803. PMID: 29121431

Prognosis

Oral Lichenoid Lesion following Dental Implant Placement and Successful Management with Free Gingival Graft: A Case Report with 10-Year Follow-Up.
Park WB, Moon J, Shin S, Hong JY
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Dec 17;59(12) doi: 10.3390/medicina59122188. PMID: 38138291Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological and prognostic characterization of oral lichenoid disease and its main subtypes: A series of 384 cases.
Aguirre-Urizar JM, Alberdi-Navarro J, Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza I, Marichalar-Mendia X, Martínez-Revilla B, Parra-Pérez C, Juan-Galíndez AD, Echebarria-Goicouria MÁ
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2020 Jul 1;25(4):e554-e562. doi: 10.4317/medoral.23576. PMID: 32388519Free PMC Article
Is oral cancer incidence among patients with oral lichen planus/oral lichenoid lesions underestimated?
Gonzalez-Moles MA, Gil-Montoya JA, Ruiz-Avila I, Bravo M
J Oral Pathol Med 2017 Feb;46(2):148-153. Epub 2016 Jul 18 doi: 10.1111/jop.12480. PMID: 27426232
Clinico-pathological study to evaluate oral lichen planus for the establishment of clinical and histopathological diagnostic criteria.
Hiremath S, Kale AD, Hallikerimath S
Turk Patoloji Derg 2015;31(1):24-9. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01285. PMID: 25560610
Oral lichenoid lesions related to dental restorative materials.
Issa Y, Duxbury AJ, Macfarlane TV, Brunton PA
Br Dent J 2005 Mar 26;198(6):361-6; disussion 549; quiz 372. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812176. PMID: 15789104

Clinical prediction guides

Correlation between Metal Ions and Cytokines in the Saliva of Patients with Oral Lichenoid Lesions.
Ju HM, Yu SN, Ahn YW, Ok SM, Ahn SC, Jeong SH
Yonsei Med J 2021 Aug;62(8):767-775. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.8.767. PMID: 34296555Free PMC Article
Contact allergies to dental materials.
Olms C, Yahiaoui-Doktor M, Remmerbach TW
Swiss Dent J 2019 Jul 22;129(7-8):571-579. doi: 10.61872/sdj-2019-07-08-02. PMID: 31305034
Differential metallothionein expression in oral lichen planus and amalgam-associated oral lichenoid lesions.
Mendes GG, Servato JP, Borges FC, Rosa RR, Siqueira CS, de Faria PR, Loyola AM, Cardoso SV
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018 May 1;23(3):e262-e268. doi: 10.4317/medoral.22144. PMID: 29680841Free PMC Article
Outcomes of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions treated with topical corticosteroid.
Gonzalez-Moles MA, Bravo M, Gonzalez-Ruiz L, Ramos P, Gil-Montoya JA
Oral Dis 2018 May;24(4):573-579. Epub 2018 Feb 13 doi: 10.1111/odi.12803. PMID: 29121431
The malignant transformation of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: a systematic review.
Fitzpatrick SG, Hirsch SA, Gordon SC
J Am Dent Assoc 2014 Jan;145(1):45-56. doi: 10.14219/jada.2013.10. PMID: 24379329

Recent systematic reviews

The malignant transformation of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: a systematic review.
Fitzpatrick SG, Hirsch SA, Gordon SC
J Am Dent Assoc 2014 Jan;145(1):45-56. doi: 10.14219/jada.2013.10. PMID: 24379329

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