What disease is lichen planus

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Lichen planus is a common disease of the skin, what is the situation of lichen planus?

What disease is lichen planus

First, lichen planus, the name of Chinese medicine is "purpura wind", which is not unusual in clinic. Incidence rate has increased in recent years. It is often misdiagnosed because of the variety of skin lesions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the disease is caused by the deficiency of Yin blood in the body, the deficiency of spleen, the deficiency of accumulation, the re sensation of wind evil, the rheumatism in the skin, the stagnation in the blood, or the deficiency of liver and kidney, the deficiency of yin and internal heat, and the deficiency of fire in the mouth. Lichen planus often occurs in young people and adults.

Secondly, the disease of lichen planus will be on the skin and mucous membrane of patients, and a few cases can invade fingers, toenails and hair. The most typical lesions are flat papules slightly higher than the skin surface, small grains of rice to the size of mung bean, which are polygonal or round with clear boundary. The color is purplish red or purplish blue, dark red, reddish brown and dirty gray. The papules of the same patient are often the same size, dense distribution, some scattered distribution, some mutual fusion into different sizes, different shapes of plaque. Most patients will have varying degrees of itching. And each patient's condition is different, the number of plaques and the degree of pruritus also have different situations, we should pay attention to the treatment after the disease.

Finally, the etiology of lichen planus is unknown, from the clinical and basic research, we found many related factors. At present, it is generally believed that the disease may be related to neuropsychiatric disorders, viral infection or autoimmunity. There are reports of the same patients in the family, and whether it is related to heredity has not been confirmed. The application of streptomycin, isoniazid, chlorsulfobenzuron and Metsulfuron can cause lichen planus like rash or aggravate the disease.

matters needing attention

Lichen planus disease should be paid attention to, mainly timely treatment, in the usual diet should pay attention to light, patients should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, do not eat spicy food.