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2021 Mar 22


West Afr J Med


38


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Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of Cutaneous Lichen Planus on the Quality of Life of Patients at a Tertiary Center in Lagos, Nigeria.

Abstract

Lichen planus is a darkly pigmented skin disease that impairs the quality of life of patients. The effect of lichen planus on patient's quality of life (QoL) is not widely documented. The study's objective was to determine QoL impairment of LP patients, determine what aspect of QoL is impaired, and correlate clinical and sociodemographic characteristics with QOL impairment.