Article
The vulvovaginal gingival syndrome: a severe subgroup of lichen planus with characteristic clinical features and a novel association with the class II HLA DQB1*0201 allele.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jul 2006
Setterfield Jane F, Neill Sallie, Shirlaw Penelope J, Theron Janice, Vaughan Robert, Escudier Michael, Challacombe Stephen J, Black Martin M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The vulvovaginal gingival syndrome is an uncommon and severe variant of lichen planus characterized by erosions or desquamation of vulval, vaginal, and gingival mucosae with a predilection for scarring and stricture formation. OBJECTIVE: We sought to define the clinical, immunopathologic, and human leukocyte antigen findings in a large cohort of patients. METHODS: The clinical presentation and outcome...
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