Suffering from Lichen Planopilaris?

What is Lichen Planopilaris?

Lichen Planopilaris is a sub type of a skin disease known as Lichen Planus. Lichen Planus is a common skin disease that causes skin inflammation. Lichen Planopilaris is dedicated to the scalp area where it can cause inflammation to the hair follicles and can lead to permanent scarring.

Medical Symptoms

You might notice Papules, which are small, elevated areas on the skin (like pimples). the characteristics of the papules are

• Redish purple or
• White and shiny
• flat surface on the elevated areas
• unevenly shaped
• itchiness

This disease can stay dormant after been active for a few years and then resurfaces. You might not notice it immediately during the initial stages, making it hard for you or your doctor to properly diagnose the condition. Try to pay more attention and consideration when you notice the symptoms above.

What Causes Lichen Planopilaris?

You can set off this condition when you expose yourself to certain chemicals or if you have allergic reactions to certain types of medications. However, how it is triggered is still quite unknown. Some of the types of medication that can trigger this condition are

• antimalarial agents
• penicillin
• beta blockers
• anti inflammatory drugs
• gold

If you are having chronic Hepatitis C, it might bring this disease up. Comparatively, women are more exposed compare to men. It usually takes weeks or years after your exposure to some of these medications before symptoms appear. People with weak immune system like AIDs have a much higher chance of contracting this disease.

Seeking Medical Treatment

You should seek immediate treatment as quickly as possible to avoid permanent hair loss. Treatment differs on case to case because severity of symptoms, extent of the papules, and response to treatment vary.

Usually your doctor might try to look for any drugs or medication that you are taking that can reflects this disease. Stopping such medications can stop this condition.

Your doctor might prescribe medications may include

• Antihistamines to relieve moderate itching
• Injectable triamcinolone acetonide to treat large, itchy lesions
• Systemic corticosteroids (e.g., oral prednisone) for severe cases
• Topical triamcinolone acetonide cream or another, more potent corticosteroid cream to relieve intense itching

This disease usually resolves without treatment, but can reccur years later. What you need to do is to constantly monitor this disease and seek medical therapy to make sure this condition does not reoccur.

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