Lichen Planus > Symptoms

• Round, irregular, thickened, flat-topped, dark skin lesions
• Slow, gradual onset
• Rough, oily look of lesions
• Intense itching
• New lesions of Lichen planus come up in areas where skin is scratched or injured. This is called as Koebner’s phenomenon
• Bleeding may be present on scratching
• Oral Lichen planus presents as white streaks on the mucosa of mouth, tongue and gums. There may be ulcers in the oral mucosa, any part of mouth
• Genital Lichen planus shows white streaks or ulcers on vulva, vagina, prepuce or shaft of penis. Genial Lichen planus in both sexed can be painful
• Lichen Planus of nails may present with ridged, deformed nails
• Burning in mouth while eating spicy food

	Koebner Phenomenon

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