lichen planopilaris
MONDO:0018879Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lichen planopilaris yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a rare cutaneous variant of lichen planus which affects hair follicles. It may occur on its own or in association with more common forms of lichen planus, usually classical type and/or oral lichen planus.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018879), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
15 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- AlopeciaHPOHP:0001596
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- HyperkeratosisHPOHP:0000962
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- LichenificationHPOHP:0100725
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PapuleHPOHP:0200034
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal fingernail morphologyHPOHP:0001231
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Dermal atrophyHPOHP:0004334
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Skin ulcerHPOHP:0200042
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal intestine morphologyHPOHP:0002242
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- HepatitisHPOHP:0012115
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Hypopigmented skin patchesHPOHP:0001053
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Show the remaining 3
- Neoplasm of the oral cavityHPOHP:0100649
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- OnycholysisHPOHP:0001806
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PterygiumHPOHP:0001059
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: lichen planopilaris
- Also called
- follicular lichen planuslichen follicularislichen planus follicularisLPP