{"id":798,"date":"2023-02-27T09:14:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/?p=798"},"modified":"2023-05-02T08:10:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:10:29","slug":"lichen-planus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/lichen-planus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lichen planus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lichen planus lesions usually appear on the flexor surfaces of limbs such as the wrist, but may spread within a few weeks and involve other areas of the skin, even the scalp and mucous membranes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Itching is common in lichen planus, but its intensity varies depending on the type of lesion and the level of involvement. Oral lesions may be asymptomatic or have a burning sensation or even be painful if chronic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In more than 50% of patients with skin involvement, lesions resolve within 6 months, and 85% of cases resolve within 18 months. On the other hand, the oral plan lasts longer (5 years on average). Large, circular, prominent lesions and mucous membrane involvement are more likely to be chronic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the skin, lichen planus (LP) can affect the mucous membranes, genitals, nails, and scalp. The papules are purple, shiny and polygonal. It ranges from 1 mm to more than 1 cm in diameter. Skin lesions can leave a dark mark after healing, which may last for several months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case of head hair involvement, the hair in that area will fall out and if the treatment of the involved area is delayed, it may not grow again.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #2fdac5;\">Treatment:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lichen planus (LP) is a self-limiting disease that usually resolves within 12-18 months. Mild cases can be treated with topical steroids. More severe cases, especially those involving the scalp, nails, and mucous membranes, may require more intensive treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lichen planus lesions usually appear on the flexor surfaces of limbs such as the wrist, but may spread within a few weeks and involve other areas of the skin, even the scalp and mucous membranes. Itching is common in lichen planus, but its intensity varies depending on the type of lesion and the level of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-hajizade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}