Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a targeted therapy that could bring relief to people living with lichen planus, a chronic inflammatory skin condition of the skin, hair, nails, mouth and ...

Teaser: Off-label systemic agents may treat inflammatory autoimmune vulvar diseases such as lichen sclerosus and lichen ...

Although SLE and psoriasis—an inflammatory skin condition—have been linked to an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a similar link involving CLE has been less clear.

Researchers studied genetically modified mice that lack NP2 itch-sensing neurons, to investigate the connection between itch, scratch, and inflammation.