Human papilloma virus as a possible factor in the pathogenesis of oral lichen planus

• Main Authors: Sayed Mohammad Razavi (Author), Parichehr Ghalayani (Author), Mohammad Reza Salehi (Author), Hajar Attarzadeh (Author), Mahdi Shahmoradi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. Clinical diagnosis of OLP requires clinical work-up and histologic examination to rule out possible dysplasia and carcinoma. It is possible that oral mucosal viral infections including HPV infection may have...