referral criteria from primary care - lichen planus
Last edited 09/2020 and last reviewed 04/2022
Who to refer:
- troublesome rash / itch not responding to treatment
- patients with evidence of scarring alopecia, nail destruction, ulceration or other aggressive forms of lichen planus should be referred urgently to a dermatologist
- cases suspicious of SCC (rare) need to referred urgently to Secondary Care as a 2 Week Rule
Treatments used in Secondary Care include phototherapy, ciclosporin and acitretin .
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