Lichen planus

Lichen plannus is manifested by very itchy, shiny violaceous plane, polygonal papule with wickham’s striae. Etilogy is unknown.

Mostly affected areas are wrists, ankles, shins and lower back. 10-40 age groups mostly affected. Female are more affected than male

Associations:

Oral lesions: burning sensation on eating spicy food, white, reticulate lacey pattern on buccal mucosa, tongue and gingiva

Nails: thinning of nails and pterygium

Scalp: follicular lesions and scarring alopecia

Genital lesions: annular lesions.

Variants are Annular, Actinic, Linear, Follicular, Hypertrophic, Bullous, LP pigmentosus

Management and treatment:

Homoeopathic treatment for lichen planus is individualised homoeopathic treatment after proper case taking forming the totality.