What is lichen planus?

Lichen planus is a recurrent chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the skin, mucous membranes, genitalia, scalp (lichen planopilaris) and nails characterized by itchy patches, lesions or rashes.

How do members experience lichen planus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lichen planus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for lichen planus*

Who has lichen planus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 6
30s 24
40s 27
50s 44
60s 64
70+ 47

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 156

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What is lichen planus?

Lichen planus is a recurrent chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the skin, mucous membranes, genitalia, scalp (lichen planopilaris) and nails characterized by itchy patches, lesions or rashes.



Common symptoms reported by people with lichen planus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for lichen planus

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Compare treatments taken by people with lichen planus

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have lichen planus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with lichen planus? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has lichen planus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 150 say lichen planus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 6
30s 24
40s 27
50s 44
60s 64
70+ 47
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 8
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 12
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 6
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 156

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 70
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from lichen planus patients who have completed their condition history
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