Title of article :
Association between hepatitis C virus and oral lichen planus
Author/Authors :
Ghislaine Oliveira Alves, Mônica University of Estadual Paulista - São José dos Campos Dental School - Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis - São José dos Campos - São Paulo, Brazil , Dias Almeida, Janete University of Estadual Paulista - São José dos Campos Dental School - Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis - São José dos Campos - São Paulo, Brazil , Antonio Guimarães Cabral, Luiz University of Estadual Paulista - São José dos Campos Dental School - Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis - São José dos Campos - São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
We read with great interest the article, “Hepatitis C virus
and Lichen Planus: The real association” by Mahboobi et al.
(1) because our practice serves a large group of patients with
Oral Lichen Planus (OLP). OLP has been associated with chronic
liver diseases, particularly those that have Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV) (2) as a possible etiology. The association between
HCV and Lichen Planus has been described in the literature,
especially among patients of Mediterranean origin, but is
not generally observed in patients from Northern Europe,
indicating a strong geographic relationship (2).
Keywords :
Lichen planus , Hepatitis C virus
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
