Oesophageal lichen planus

Souto, P; Sofia, C; Pina-Cabral, JE; Castanheira, A; Saraiva, S; Tellechea, O; Donato, A; Freitas, D

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Lichen planus is a common skin and mucosal disease, with very rare symptomatic oesophageal involvement. We report a case of painful dysphagia due to oesophageal lichen planus in a 60-year-old woman who also had oral, cutaneous and genital lichen planus lesions. Steroid treatment produced considerable improvement of all lesions and a rapid symptomatic remission.