Correlation between presence of LP and HCV infection is contraversial. A study from Japan reported that the prevalence of OLP increased as the subjects grew older. On the other hand, many researchers found no correlation between chronic HCV infection and LP. An Italian study showed just a weak relation between HCV infection and OLP. So if any one can confirmed this relation...
Is it possible to know mechanically the association between hepatitis C and lichen planus?
The poor association noted may be due to lots of confounding factors. Multifactorial regression studies should answer properly.
http://www.actasdermo.org/es/infeccion-por-virus-hepatitis-c/articulo/13003500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269077/
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