Annegrit Decker, Franziska Schauer, Adhara Lazaro, Carmen Monasterio, Arthur Robert Schmidt, Annette Schmitt-Graeff, Wolfgang Kreisel
Lichen planus (LP) is a frequent, chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, mucous membranes and/or skin appendages. Esophageal involvement in lichen planus (ELP) is a clinically important albeit underdiagnosed inflammatory condition. This narrative review aims to give an overview of the current knowledge on ELP, its prevalence, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options in order to provide support in clinical management. Studies on ELP were collected using PubMed/Medline...
November 7, 2022: World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG