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An immunophenotypic study of lichen nitidus

1990; Oxford University Press; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2230.1990.tb02088.x

1365-2230

Andrew Wright, EVA McVITTIE, J.A.A. HUNTKR,

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

Skin biopsies from three patients with lichen nitidus were studied using a battery of monoclonal antibodies against cells in the dermal infiltrate. In each case the findings were identical with a marked excess of CD4+ cells over CD8+ cells and the presence of large numbers of CD1+ cells. These results are very similar to those seen in lichen planus reinforcing the association between rhese two conditions.