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Referral criteria from primary care - lichen planus

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Who to refer:

  • troublesome rash / itch not responding to treatment

  • patients with evidence of scarring alopecia, nail destruction, ulceration or other aggressive forms of lichen planus should be referred urgently to a dermatologist
  • cases suspicious of SCC (rare) need to referred urgently to Secondary Care as a 2 Week Rule

Treatments used in Secondary Care include phototherapy, ciclosporin and acitretin .

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