Erosive lichen planus: an unmet disease burden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the demographic and clinical profile of erosive lichen planus (ELP) across multiple ethnicities within a single cohort, deepening our understanding of disease severity, progression and outcomes.

Methods

A longitudinal retrospective cohort study of ELP patients in the ethnically diverse population of East London was carried out, profiling ELP (n = 57) against the milder reticular lichen planus (RLP) (n = 35).

Results

A higher prevalence of ELP was observed in white populations compared to other ethnicities. Affected females were no more likely than males to develop ELP. There was an increased time to diagnosis for ELP patients (median ELP: 452 days, RLP: 312 days), spending longer in primary care before onward referral, in particular

SUBMITTER: Macken JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524830 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature