Planus means flat. Lichen means a flat plant that grows on a rock and is a combination of a fungus or mold and an alga (AL-jah), which is a kind of seaweed or pond scum. Curiously, the word lichen ...

The "Clinical Snapshot" series provides a concise examination of a clinical presentation including history, treatment, patient education, and nursing measures. Using the format here, you are invited ...

Lichen nitidus is a rare skin condition that causes clusters of bumps on the skin. The bumps appear spontaneously, without an obvious cause. It is not contagious. ‌ The clusters of bumps can show up ...

Lichen nitidus is an inflammatory condition that causes small, shiny bumps to develop on the skin. It rarely causes other symptoms and does not usually require treatment. The causes of lichen nitidus ...

Gold-containing dental implants may have caused an allergic reaction in a 64-year-old woman's mouth that developed into the chronic inflammatory disease oral lichen planus. The case report was ...