What is oral lichen planus?

Oral lichen planus is a recurrent chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the inside of the mouth characterized by itchy white patches, lesions, red swollen tissue, or open sores.

How do members experience oral lichen planus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with oral 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 oral lichen planus*

Who has oral lichen planus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 6
40s 12
50s 20
60s 25
70+ 41

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 90

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What is oral lichen planus?

Oral lichen planus is a recurrent chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the inside of the mouth characterized by itchy white patches, lesions, red swollen tissue, or open sores.



Common symptoms reported by people with oral 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 oral lichen planus

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Compare treatments taken by people with oral lichen planus

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

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



Who has oral lichen planus on PatientsLikeMe?

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

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 6
40s 12
50s 20
60s 25
70+ 41
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 5
50-59 years 10
60-69 years 8
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 90

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 39
Not Diagnosed 2

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