Clinical Features:

• Seen on the hands and feet (where it can result in permanent loss of the nail) and mucosal membranes of the mouth or genitalia
• Risk of squamous cell carcinoma in chronic lesions
• Rare associations include Castleman disease, chronic hydroxyurea therapy and hepatitis C.

Histologic Features:

• Epidermal ulceration, with the typical changes of lichen planus at the edges of the ulcers
• Plasma cells are universally present in lesions of mucosal membranes.

Cases associated with this book:

Ulcerative lichen planus
Author: Artur Zembowicz M.D. Ph.D.

Conference: DermatopathologyConsultations.com Teaching Collection