Trends in vegetation cover changes in Bonny area of the Niger Delta by A Adoki

“…There is a dearth of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens on the boles and branches of the trees. From satellite imageries of the area, it is evident that the landcover classes changed across the three epochs. …”
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Ultrastructural Analysis of Leishmania infantum chagasi Promastigotes Forms Treated In Vitro with Usnic Acid by João S. B. da Luz, Erwelly B. de Oliveira, Monica C. B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Luiz C. Alves, Fábio A. B. dos Santos, Luiz L. S. da Silva, Eliete C. Silva, Paloma L. de Medeiros

“…Usnic acid is uniquely found in lichens and is especially abundant in genera such as Alectoria, Cladonia, Evernia, Lecanora, Ramalina, and Usnea. …”
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Forest fire hazard assessment based on forest typology by Volodymyr P. Voron, Andriy D. Kuzyk, Sergiy V. Ivashyniuta, Yilia R. Tsipan

“…De Not, Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.), lichens of the genus Cladonia Nyl. and Calluna vulgaris (L.) …”
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Grinspan’s Syndrome: A Rare Case with Malignant Transformation by Numan Kökten, Lokman Uzun, Ayşe Serap Karadağ, Tülay Zenginkinet, M. Tayyar Kalcıoğlu

“…Aim. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the common chronic inflammatory, noninfectious, and precancerous oral mucosal diseases that affect the stratified squamous epithelium in adults. …”
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Mucocutaneous Changes in End-Stage Renal Disease under Regular Hemodialysis - A Cross-Sectional Study by Asmaa A. Ras, Nevine H. Kheir El Din, Ashraf M. Talaat, Radwa R. Hussein, Eman Khalil

“…A strong association was detected between serum creatinine and the following: abnormal lip pigmentation and lichen planus. Discussion: There is an association between lip pigmentation and lichen planus in CKD patients and the level of serum creatinine as the higher level of serum creatinine was found in the patients with abnormal lip pigmentation and the atrophic lichen planus patients.…”
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STRESS RELATED ORAL MANIFESTATIONS IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS FROM CONSTANȚA COUNTY by Steliana-Gabriela Buștiuc, Raluca Briceag, Gheorghe Raftu, Elena-Claudia Sin, Aureliana Caraiane

“…Oral mucocele – 3.85% and recurrent acute aphthous stomatitis – 5.77% were detected the most in the female sex. All cases of oral lichen planus were identified exclusively in female patients. …”
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus involved oral mucosa only: a case report and literature review by Xixi Yu, Mei Yang, Caixia Wang, Wanchun Wang, Tingting Zhu, Yang Liu

“…The patient exhibited clinical manifestations resembling both lichen planus and pemphigus, yet these lesions remained unresponsive to corticosteroid therapy. …”
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High quality genome assembly and annotation (v1) of the eukaryotic terrestrial microalga Coccomyxa viridis SAG 216-4 by Kraege, Anton, Chavarro-Carrero, Edgar A., Guiglielmoni, Nadège, Schnell, Eva, Kirangwa, Joseph, Heilmann-Heimbach, Stefanie, Becker, Kerstin, Köhrer, Karl, Schiffer, Philipp, Thomma, Bart P. H. J., Rovenich, Hanna

“…We generated a high-quality genome assembly for the lichen photobiont Coccomyxa viridis SAG 216-4 (formerly C. mucigena). …”
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Localized Scleroderma Associated with Chronic Hepatitis C by Felipe Ladeira de Oliveira, Luisa Kelmer Côrtes de Barros Silveira, Maria Lourdes Candela Rambaldi, Fabio Cuiabano Barbosa

“…Hepatitis C virus has been associated with various skin conditions, such as porphyria cutanea tarda and lichen planus, as an example. The objective of this paper is based on the description of a case of localized morphea, which came years after the discovery of hepatitis C, as well as a discussion of possible relations between both diseases.…”
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The Labial Adhesion in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review by Nastaran Mahmoudnejad, Mohammad Hamidi Madani, Roozbeh Roohinezhad

“…The most common risk factors for LA included hypoestrogenism, virginity, sexual inactivity, cervical cancer, hysterectomy, urinary tract infections, and lichen sclerosis. Only one study reported a recurrence of labial fusion following surgical intervention in a one-year follow-up.Conclusion: The most common risk factors for LA were hypoestrogenism, virginity, sexual inactivity, cervical cancer, hysterectomy, urinary tract infections, and lichen sclerosis. …”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Landscape: A Narrative Review on Topical and Oral Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors in Dermatology by Elena Carmona-Rocha, Lluís Rusiñol, Lluís Puig

“…Off-label use has been reported in diverse dermatological conditions, including aphthous stomatitis, chronic actinic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, cutaneous sarcoidosis, hidradenitis suppurativa, lichen planus, and discoid lupus erythematosus. Roflumilast is a PDE4 inhibitor that was approved by the FDA and the EMA as an oral treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in a Young African Soldier with Recurrent Syncope by Mohammed Abdullahi Talle, Faruk Buba, Aimé Bonny, Musa Mohammed Baba

“…We report a case of HCM and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in a 28-year-old male Nigerian soldier presenting with recurrent syncope and lichen planus.…”
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Multinucleate cell angiohistiocytoma: a case series and literature review by Carolyn Szwed, Malgorzata Maj, Lidia Rudnicka, Joanna Czuwara

“…The entity may clinically resemble granuloma annulare, lichen planus, and several cutaneous vascular proliferations. …”
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Rectal Adenocarcinoma With Pagetoid Spread: A Novel Entity by Lefika Bathobakae, Pasha Shenasan, Aakash Trivedi, Ruhin Yuridullah, Sohail Qayyum, Abraham El-Sedfy

“…It is often misdiagnosed as eczema, leukoplakia, squamous cell carcinoma, Bowen’s disease, lichen planus, or condylomata acuminata. We report a case of a 63-year-old male who presented to the emergency room (ER) for evaluation of an anal mass that had persisted over 6 months. …”
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PPAR-γ Agonists and Their Role in Primary Cicatricial Alopecia by Sarawin Harnchoowong, Poonkiat Suchonwanit

“…In this review article, we discuss the pathogenesis of PCA with a focus on PPAR-γ involvement in pathogenesis of lichen planopilaris (LPP), the most common lymphocytic form of PCA. …”
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Draft genome sequences of five Calonectria species from Eucalyptus plantations in China, Celoporthe dispersa, Sporothrix phasma and Alectoria sarmentosa by Feifei Liu, Shuaifei Chen, Maria A. Ferreira, Runlei Chang, Mohammad Sayari, Aquillah M. Kanzi, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield, David Pizarro, Ana Crespo, Pradeep K. Divakar, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Tuan A. Duong

“…Alectoria sarmentosa is fruticose lichen belongs to the alectorioid clade of the family Parmeliaceae. …”
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Cutaneous Effects of Notch Inhibitor Therapy: A Report of Two Cases by Claire J. Wiggins, Susan Y. Chon

“…Healthy skin differentiation and homeostasis are reliant on normal Notch expression, and disruption of this signaling has been implicated in dermatological conditions such as hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and lichen planus. Here, we describe two cases of patients with cutaneous side effects from Notch inhibitor treatment for adenoid cyst carcinoma (ACC) and review the role of Notch signaling in skin disease. …”
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Possible Implication of Local Immune Response in Darier's Disease: An Immunohistochemical Characterization of Lesional Inflammatory Infiltrate by Clelia Miracco, Francesco Pietronudo, Vasileios Mourmouras, Michele Pellegrino, Monica Onorati, Maria Grazia Mastrogiulio, Luca Cantarini, Pietro Luzi

“…In this immunohistochemical study we characterized and quantified it, making comparisons with two other inflammatory skin disorders, that is, pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and lichen ruber planus (LRP), and with the normal skin (NSk). …”
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Extensive Spiculated Follicular Porokeratosis With Alopecia: A Case Report by Mitra Abdolvand, Roya Radanfar, Mozhdeh Sepaskhah, Fatemeh Sari Aslani, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi

“…The differential diagnoses were lichen planopilaris, papular eczema, and phrynoderma. …”
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Multidisciplinary Vulvar Cancer Management: The Dermatologist’s Perspective by Marta Cebolla-Verdugo, Victor Alfredo Cassini-Gómez de Cádiz, Juan Pablo Velasco-Amador, María Zulaika-Lloret, Francisco Manuel Almazán-Fernández, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde

“…This review highlights the dermatologist’s role in supporting early diagnosis, addressing predisposing conditions such as lichen sclerosus, and managing postoperative wound complications, including surgical site infections and dehiscence. …”
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