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Incidence of Esophageal Lichen Planus in Patients With Known Oral Lichen Planus

NCT02532166 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-08-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The lichen planus is a mucocutaneous disease of unknown etiology with an incidence of 1-2%, that affects in 30-70% of cases either the mucosa of the mouth, or partly in combination with infection of the skin, the oral with his known premalignant potential in up to 2-3% predisposed to the development of an oral squamous cell carcinoma.In rare cases, there is also an manifestation of the lining of the esophagus, which can then be associated with symptomatic strictures of the esophagus.

The value of moreover increasingly established endoscopic imaging procedures are investigated as well as data of the natural long-term outcome in esophageal lichen planus infestation especially in view of malignant transformation.

Conditions

  • Lichen Planus

Interventions

OTHER

Esophageal lichen planus

White light endoscopy compared to narrow band imaging and Lugol for detection of esophageal lichen.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Riphaus, PD Dr · Department of Medicine, KRH Laatzen

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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