Oesophageal lichen planus
- Souto, P
- Sofia, C
- Pina-Cabral, JE
- Castanheira, A
- Saraiva, S
- Tellechea, O
- Donato, A
- Freitas, D
Publication date
January 1997
DOI ISSN
0954-691X Citation count (estimate)
18Abstract
Lichen planus is a common skin and mucosal disease, with very rare symptomatic oesophageal involvement. We report a case of painful dysphagia due to oesophageal lichen planus in a 60-year-old woman who also had oral, cutaneous and genital lichen planus lesions. Steroid treatment produced considerable improvement of all lesions and a rapid symptomatic remission
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