The objective of this investigation was to assess the prevalence of oral lichen planus (OLP) in Moroccan patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the Hepatology service of Ibn Sina University hospital of Rabat. The study group consisted of 149 patients with HCV infection. All patients with clinical features of OLP were submitted to the service of oral surgery for confirmation. Among the 149 HCV-infected patients of the study group, 35 patients had OLP which represents a prevalence of 23.5%. Two out of these 35 patients with OLP-HCV association had cutaneous lichen planus (CLP) as well.Our findings indicate that there is a significant association between OLP and HCV infection especially for reticular and erosive types of OLP. Liquen plano oral e infección del virus de la hepatitis C: un estudio epidemiológico de 149 casos. Int. J. Odontostomat., 6(2):163-168, 2012. RESUMEN:El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la prevalencia de liquen plano oral (LPO) en los pacientes marroquíes infectados con hepatitis C (VHC) del Servicio de Hepatología del Hospital Universitario Ibn Sina de Rabat. El grupo de estudio consistió de 149 pacientes con infección por el VHC. Todos los pacientes con características clínicas de LPO se presentaron al servicio de cirugía oral para su confirmación. Entre los 149 pacientes infectados por VHC del grupo de estudio, 35 pacientes presentaban LPO, una prevalencia de 23,5%. Dos de estos 35 pacientes con LPO asociado al VHC tenían también liquen plano cutáneo (LPC). Nuestros hallazgos indican que existe una asociación significativa entre la LPO y la infección por el VHC, especialmente para los tipos de LPO reticular y erosivo.PALABRAS CLAVE: liquen plano oral, VHC, hepatitis C.
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