HCV and lichen planus

Mahboobi et al. should be commended for providing a clear and exhaustive review of the literature on the intriguing topic of the association of HCV infection with Lichen Planus (1). It is somewhat surprising, however, especially for a dermatologist such as myself, to read that the histopathology of LP is nonspecific, but for cutaneous LP the specificity is out of question. Actually, the reference that Mahboobi et al. cite for this point concerns oral LP, and most of their statements refer to the oral form of LP.