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Mucous membrane pemphigoid with lichen planus-like features: not only in the oral mucosa Volume 31, issue 1, January-February 2021

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1 Department of Health Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
2 Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Some cases of oral mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), mimicking lichen planus (LP) both clinically and histopathologically, have been recently described [1, 2]. We report two cases of “lichenoid” MMP involving the conjunctiva and penis, respectively.Case 1 was a 80-year-old male presenting with a two-year history of bilateral cicatricial conjunctivitis. In 2016, he underwent ocular surgery due to bilateral entropion and trichiasis. Physical examination showed conjunctival erythema and scarring, as [...]