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Occurrence of lichen planus in diabetes mellitus | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 62-65 | ||
| Author | ||
| Tahrir N. Aldelaimi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Lichen planus is common mucocutaneous disorder that affects oral & skin areas and relatively linked to diabetes mellitus &hypertension to find that diabetes mellitus may contribute to development of lichen planus. Materials and method: 324 patients (112 diabetic patients & 112 non- diabetic patients serve as controlled group, aged 18 yrs old and above were obtained from Ramadi General Hospital and College of Dentistry from November 2000 to December 2002 Results: 11(9.8%) patients with diabetes mellitus had lesions that fit the criteria of lichen planus. Conclusion: There is no statistically significance association between the presence of lichen planus lesions & diabetes mellitus. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Lichen planus; diabetes mellitus; mucocutaneous disorder | ||
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