European Journal of Dermatology
MENUAssociation between HCV infection and cutaneous-mucosal lichen planus: an update Volume 27, numéro 3, May-June 2017
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2 Department of Gynaecologic-Obstetrical and Urologic Sciences,
Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, viale del Policlinico,
155-00161, Rome, Italy
Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, viale del Policlinico,
155-00161, Rome, Italy
3 Division of Dermatology,
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,
Via Roma 67, Pisa,
Italy
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,
Via Roma 67, Pisa,
Italy
4 Department of Gynecology,
University of Rome “Campus Bio-Medico”,
Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Rome,
Italy
University of Rome “Campus Bio-Medico”,
Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Rome,
Italy
5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2,
Pisa University Hospital, Via Roma, 67-56126 Pisa,
Italy
Pisa University Hospital, Via Roma, 67-56126 Pisa,
Italy
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2017.3009
- Page(s) : 329-31
- Année de parution : 2017
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly involving skin, oral and genital mucosa [1, 2]. The reported prevalence in the general population is 0.1-4% [1, 2], with a predilection for women in the fifth to sixth decade of life [2].LP is considered a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease, but researchers have not yet identified the triggering antigen of the T-lymphocyte immune response [2]. Proposed aetiological factors are genetic and psychological causes, auto-immune mechanisms, allergies, [...]