Monitoring
As classical cutaneous lichen planus is a self-limiting disease, routine monitoring is usually not required.
For vulvar LP, guidelines recommend follow-up at 2-3 months to assess treatment response.[28][51] Thereafter, annual monitoring in primary care is appropriate for patients with stable disease. Patients with erosive LP require specialist follow-up long term.[28]
Patients with erosive oral or genital lichen planus need to be monitored regularly for possible squamous cell carcinoma occurring at these sites.
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