Esophageal stricture in lichen planus
Lichen planus (LP) is a rare cause of esophageal stricture. It is usually associated with oral mucosal involvement, and the diagnosis has to be considered in these patients who present with dysphagia. We present a case of esophageal stricture secondary to LP.
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| author | Jemshad Alungal Mansoor C. Abdulla Rooby Shaheer Ram Narayan |
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| description | Lichen planus (LP) is a rare cause of esophageal stricture. It is usually associated with oral mucosal involvement, and the diagnosis has to be considered in these patients who present with dysphagia. We present a case of esophageal stricture secondary to LP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c36802d929ae488dab7547c6b24b2e052022-12-22T01:46:11ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Digestive Endoscopy0976-50420976-50502016-01-01070101501610.4103/0976-5042.180091Esophageal stricture in lichen planusJemshad Alungal0Mansoor C. Abdulla1Rooby Shaheer2Ram Narayan3Departments of General Medicine, MES Medical College, Malappuram, Kerala, IndiaDepartments of General Medicine, MES Medical College, Malappuram, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of General Medicine, Gastroenterology, MES Medical College, Malappuram, Kerala, IndiaDepartments of General Medicine, MES Medical College, Malappuram, Kerala, IndiaLichen planus (LP) is a rare cause of esophageal stricture. It is usually associated with oral mucosal involvement, and the diagnosis has to be considered in these patients who present with dysphagia. We present a case of esophageal stricture secondary to LP.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.180091dysphagiaesophageal stricturelichen planus |
| spellingShingle | Jemshad Alungal Mansoor C. Abdulla Rooby Shaheer Ram Narayan Esophageal stricture in lichen planus Journal of Digestive Endoscopy dysphagia esophageal stricture lichen planus |
| title | Esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| title_full | Esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| title_fullStr | Esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| title_short | Esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| title_sort | esophageal stricture in lichen planus |
| topic | dysphagia esophageal stricture lichen planus |
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