lichen planus in throat

[richale]

lichen planus in throat along with hepatitis c , i would like to see a picture of lichen planus in throat is this cancerous. how severe is this

[CoWriter]

There's a small chance that it can turn into cancer so getting checked at least every 6 moinths is recommended.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.skinsight.com/images/dx/webAdult/lichenPlanus_43984_med.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.skinsight.com/searchResults/adult_Male_Mouth.htm&usg=___xfdyN9JC3So2vMPSuUeEFfarho=&h=180&w=239&sz=7&hl=en&start=12&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=IGWY2lqW0D0zFM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=109&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlichen%2Bplanus%2Bin%2Bthroat%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4GGLL_enCA342CA342%26tbs%3Disch:1


Treatment for it....

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.skinsight.com/images/dx/webAdult/lichenPlanus_43984_med.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.skinsight.com/searchResults/adult_Male_Mouth.htm&usg=___xfdyN9JC3So2vMPSuUeEFfarho=&h=180&w=239&sz=7&hl=en&start=12&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=IGWY2lqW0D0zFM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=109&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlichen%2Bplanus%2Bin%2Bthroat%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4GGLL_enCA342CA342%26tbs%3Disch:1

Co

[portann]

Hi Richale,

Here is a reference to this that may help:

"While most cases of lichen planus are idiopathic, some may be caused by the ingestion of certain medications (e.g., gold, antimalarial agents, penicillamine, thiazide diuretics, beta blockers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, quinidine and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) or linked to hepatitis C virus infection. Patients with localized lichen planus are usually treated with potent topical steroids..."

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000601/3319.html

Sorry I don't know anything more about this but here's a link to photos:

http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4GGLL_enCA342CA342&q=lichen%20planus%20in%20throat&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi


Susan