History, clinical presentation, therapy, and patient reported outcomes of mucosal lichen planus: a cross-sectional study

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Beitragende

  • Neda Cramer - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Daniel Kromer - , Cytel Incorporated (Autor:in)
  • Julia M. Bootsveld - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Sabine Sennhenn-Kirchner - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Sascha Gerdes - , Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel (Autor:in)
  • Wiebke Sondermann - , Universität Duisburg-Essen (Autor:in)
  • Katharina Assaf - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Matthias Goebeler - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Claudia Günther - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Christian Kromer - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Rotraut Mössner - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Mucosal lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease. The patient's journey can be arduous as diagnosis and therapy are challenging. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a wide range of characteristics of the patient's journey were assessed and evaluated from a total of 72 patients with mucosal LP who were treated in the dermatology departments of six German university medical centers between 02/2022 and 07/2023. Results: On average, 18.1 months elapsed between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Until the correct diagnosis was made, an average of 3.1 different physicians of the same or different specialties were consulted. 28.1% of patients also had cutaneous involvement. Therapeutically, 68% of patients received at least one systemic drug. Both topical (90%, 65/72) and systemic (oral, 50% of patients, 36/72; intravenous, 33%, 24/72) glucocorticoids were most frequently used. Systemic agents were most often discontinued due to ineffectiveness (46%, 50/110). Satisfaction with treatment was highest for intravenous and topical glucocorticoids (moderate to high satisfaction: 59% and 36%, respectively), and lowest for retinoids with 8%. Conclusions: This study indicates that there might be a lack of diagnostic awareness among physicians and the unmet need for effective systemic treatment options.

Details

Titel in Übersetzung
Anamnese, Klinik, Therapie und vom Patienten berichtete Ergebnisse bei mukosalem Lichen planus
eine Querschnittsstudie
OriginalspracheEnglisch
FachzeitschriftJDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology
Jahrgang2025
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 16 Feb. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-4330-1861/work/179393906

Schlagworte

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Schlagwörter

  • cross-sectional study, mucosal lichen planus, oral lichen planus, patient's journey, therapy, treatment satisfaction