Prevalence and risk of chronic kidney disease in oral lichen planus: a large cross-sectional study from eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease which is frequently associated with comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about the association of OLP with impaired kidney function. To elucidate the possible association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with OLP and its severity, this study investigated the prevalence of CKD as well as its risk factors in patients with OLP.

Methods

A large prospective cross-sectional study of 1,021 patients with OLP was carried out using questionnaires and laboratory tests available from an oral medicine clinic at a university in eastern China. According to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) diagnostic guideline, CKD was classified based on th

SUBMITTER: Deng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339811 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature