A study of clinical profile and factors associated with lichen planus at tertiary health care centre

 

 

Abstract              Background: Lichen planus(LP) is a subacute or chronic dermatosis that may involve skin, mucous membranes, hair follicles, and nails. It presents with various variants. This study was conducted to study the clinical profile and associated risk factors of Lichen Planus. Aim and objective: To study the clinical profile and factors associated with lichen planus inpatients at tertiary health care centre Material and methods: Present study was a cross sectional study carried out in a tertiary care center in department of Dermatology. Total 100 patients clinically diagnosed as Lichen Planus were studied. Data collected with pretested questionnaire. Data analysed with appropriate statistical tests. Results: Mean age of the patients was 33.54± 3.76 years. Majority of the patients were from age group of 31-40 years (51%). Majority of the patients complained of itching (48%). Most common skin involved areas were shin (31%), forearm (25%) and flexor wrist (20%). In our study 4% cases were associated with hypertension while other associated diseases were vitiligo (3%), diabetes mellitus (3%).

Key Word: lichen planus.