Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 191-197 , December 2009

Increased oral lichen planus in a chronic hepatitis patient associated with elevated transaminase levels before and after interferon/ribavirin therapy

  • Shin-Yu Lu

      Affiliations

    • Oral Pathology and Family Dentistry Section, Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Oral Pathology and Family Dentistry Section, Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123, Tai-Pei Road, Niaosong Township, Kaohsiung County 83301, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Ho Lin

      Affiliations

    • Oral Pathology and Family Dentistry Section, Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheng-Nan Lu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jing-Houng Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Hung Hung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 14 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 November 2009.

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PII: S1991-7902(09)60026-X

doi: 10.1016/S1991-7902(09)60026-X

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 191-197 , December 2009

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