Lichen Planus of the Eyelids

Oral lichen planus: a condition with more persistence and extra‐oral involvement than suspected?

“…Apart from the skin, the genital and anal mucous membranes, scalp and nails are the extra‐oral sites reported to be most frequently associated with OLP (6–9). Involvement of the oesophagus (10, 11), gastric mucosa (12), conjunctiva (13) and bladder (14) have also been described but are rarely encountered. Vulvovaginal LP (VLP) is often chronic and debilitating (15), may severely affect the patients’ quality of life (16) and is now recognized to be a potentially malignant condition.…”

Ocular lichen planus: An unusual presentation, its treatment, and review of the literature

“…Ocular LP rarely responds to local ocular therapy. 7,8,10 Our patient had dryness, ocular inflammation, and eyelid irritation. Her oral lesions were later determined to be LP as well.…”

“…Ocular LP is a rarely reported entity, with conjunctival LP reported in 1928 8 and LP of the eyelids in 1938. [8][9][10][11] It may occur in the form of pruritic violaceous papules of the eyelids, but, as in our case, may only present as irritation of the eye lids (Table I), 10,12,13 (83%) affected individuals of the female gender, and 6 out of 23 (26%) had only ocular involvement of their LP. [14][15][16] Ocular LP can involve the eyelids (Table I), but can also involve the conjunctiva and lacrimal structures.…”

“…Ocular LP is a rarely reported entity, with conjunctival LP reported in 1928 8 and LP of the eyelids in 1938. 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 It may occur in the form of pruritic violaceous papules of the eyelids, but, as in our case, may only present as irritation of the eye lids ( Table I ), 10 , 12 , 13 blepharitis, and eventually, keratitis. A review of the literature revealed 22 previously reported cases of ocular LP, with this case bringing the total to 23.…”

Lichen planus of the eyelids: a case report and review of the literature

“…Thus, clinical diagnosis may be difficult as papular erythematous eyelid dermatosis has a wide differential that includes contact dermatitis, psoriasis vulgaris, and lupus erythematosus [2,[7][8][9][10]. More commonly, LP lesions also appear at characteristic locations allowing for an easier diagnostic process [2,7,[11][12][13][14][15][16]. Herein we present a case of LP with non-isolated eyelid involvement and a review of previously described cases.…”