Lichen planus and the vulvovaginal-gingival syndrome

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1385-1393

  Ramer, M A ^a   Altchek, A ^b   Deligdisch, L ^b   Phelps, R ^b   Montazem, A ^b   Buonocore, P M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lichen planus, oral; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMFEBUTAMONE; CAPTOPRIL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FLUOCINONIDE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; MESALAZINE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TAMOXIFEN; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCONTINENCE; LICHEN PLANUS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRECANCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGINA DISEASE; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL ULCER; SYNDROME; VAGINITIS; VULVITIS;

EID: 0242320401     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.9.1385     Document Type: Article

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