Oral lichen planus: An unusual cause of facial and abducens nerve paralysis associated with conjunctival and oesophageal involvement

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 630-633

  Tunca, A ^a   Calikoglu E ^a   Aktas D ^a   Safak N ^b   Ustun H ^c  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

^b Bolu Izzet Baysal State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Ankara Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve paralysis; Conjunctival involvement; Facial nerve paralysis; Lichen planus; Oesophageal involvement

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENT; CYCLOSPORIN; HISTAMINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LARYNX DISORDER; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUTH ULCER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TEAMWORK; TONGUE DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYCLOSPORINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4544318346     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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