Lichen planus of the esophagus: What dermatologists need to know

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-183

  Fox, Lindy Peta ^a   Lightdale, Charles J ^b   Grossman, Marc E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopy; esophageal lichen planus; lichen planus; vulvovaginal gingival syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RITUXIMAB; TACROLIMUS;

ANOGENITAL LICHEN PLANUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL LICHEN PLANUS; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; EXTRACORPOREAL PHOTOPHERESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MOUTH LICHEN PLANUS; ODYNOPHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958857310     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.03.029     Document Type: Review

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