The "Clinical Snapshot" series provides a concise examination of a clinical presentation including history, treatment, patient education, and nursing measures. Using the format here, you are invited ...

Planus means flat. Lichen means a flat plant that grows on a rock and is a combination of a fungus or mold and an alga (AL-jah), which is a kind of seaweed or pond scum. Curiously, the word lichen ...

AMSTERDAM — Treatment with ruxolitinib cream, 1.5%, achieved rapid and marked reductions in the clinical signs and symptoms of cutaneous lichen planus, including itch and skin pain, both when given ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a targeted therapy that could bring relief to people living with lichen planus, a chronic inflammatory skin condition of the skin, hair, nails, mouth and ...

Q: Recently, my skin became irritated and started blistering. I was diagnosed with lichen planus, which I'm told is pretty common. What is it? How can people deal with the irritation and itchiness it ...

Dear Doctors: I’m being treated for lichen planus, which has manifested in my gums. I’ve never heard of it before and would be grateful for additional information. I’d like to know if this is a common ...