This is a condition of unknown aetiology, but lichen planus and lichenoid eruptions are thought to be an autoimmune disorder mediated by T-lymphocytes which attack keratinocytes found on the basal cell layer resulting in degeneration of the keratinocyte cells (1).
Several exogenous factors have been identified in the pathogenesis of some cases of lichen planus:
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