Screening for hepatitis B and C in women with mucosal vulval lichen planus in the UK seems unnecessary. We recommend long-term follow-up, and that all non-healing ulcerative and papular lesions should be biopsied.

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Hypereosinophilia may be associated with any of several underlying diseases. Atopy or allergic drug reactions are the most common causes, but infections with bacteria and parasites should also be considered in the differential diagnosis. When thorough evaluation of a patient with chronic hypereosinophilia fails to reveal an underlying disease, the diagnosis of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) should be considered. We report a patient with unexplained persistent hypereosinophilia associated with a chronic pruritic rash and an underlying diagnosis of HES (lymphocytic variant).

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