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Liquen plano - Symptom

Síntomas:

  • Lesiones bucales
    • sensibles o dolorosas (es posible que no se presente molestia en los casos leves);
    • localizadas a los lados de la lengua o en el interior de las mejillas;
    • ocasionalmente localizadas en las encías;
    • áreas de "granos" o manchas blancas azulosas;
    • lesiones lineales que forman una cadena con aspecto de encaje;
    • aumento gradual en el tamaño del área afectada;
    • lesiones que ocasionalmente se erosionan para formar úlceras dolorosas.
  • Lesiones cutáneas
    • generalmente se localizan en las áreas internas de la muñeca, las piernas, el torso o en los genitales;
    • pruriginosas;
    • iguales en ambos lados (simétricas);
    • lesión única o grupo de lesiones, con frecuencia en los sitios de traumatismo de la piel;
    • pápula de 2 a 4 cm de tamaño;
    • pápulas agrupadas en una placa o una gran lesión plana en la parte superior;
    • lesiones con bordes definidos;
    • posiblemente cubiertas de líneas blancas finas o marcas lineales de rasguños denominadas estrías de Wickham;
    • aspecto brillante o escamoso;
    • de color oscuro, rojo púrpura en la piel o gris blanco (boca):
    • posible formación de ampollas o úlceras.

Otros síntomas abarcan:

Signos y exámenes:

El médico puede hacer un diagnóstico preliminar con base en la apariencia de la piel o las lesiones de la boca.

Una biopsia de la lesión cutánea o una biopsia de la lesión bucal pueden confirmar el diagnóstico. Se pueden realizar exámenes de sangre para descartar hepatitis.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/10/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Habif, Thomas P. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2009:pp 320-326.

Mirowski GW, Mark LA. Oral disease and oral-cutaneous manifestations of gastrointestinal and liver disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elseiver;2010:chap 22.

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