Increased Serum Level and High Tissue Immunoexpression of Interleukin 17 in Cutaneous Lichen Planus: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Recalcitrant Cases?

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with CLP, with regard to gender.

Clinical characteristics	Patients with CLP ()	Men with CLP ()	Women with CLP ()	value
Age in years ()				0.24
BMI in kg/m^2 ()				0.4
Cigarette smokers ( (%))	24 (46.15)	14 (63.64)	10 (33.33)	0.03
Age at CLP onset in years ()				0.22
Disease duration in years ()				0.86
Duration of current exacerbation in months ()				0.91
Presence of pruritus ( (%))	45 (86.54)	18 (81.81)	27 (90)	0.66
Intensity of pruritus (NRS) ()				0.44
Body surface area (%) ()				0.83
Other locations ( (%))
Oral mucous membranes	28 (53.85)	17 (77.27)	11 (36.67)	0.0088
Genital mucous membranes	4 (7.69)	1 (4.55)	3 (10)	0.84
Nails	14 (26.92)	6 (27.27)	8 (26.67)	0.96
Scalp	2 (3.85)	0 (0)	2 (6.67)	0.61
Number of locations ( (%))
Single	14 (26.92)	2 (9.09)	12 (40)
Two	30 (57.69)	17 (77.27)	13 (43.33)
Three	7 (13.46)	3 (13.64)	4 (13.33)
Four	1 (1.92)	0 (0)	1 (3.33)
Clinical subtype of CLP ( (%))
Papular	50 (96.15)	20 (90.9)	30 (100)	0.34
Hypertrophic	12 (23.08)	8 (36.36)	4 (13.33)	0.11
Bullous	1 (1.92)	0 (0)	1 (3.33)	0.86
Linear	1 (1.92)	1 (4.55)	0 (0)	0.88
Pigmented	1 (1.92)	0 (0)	1 (3.33)	0.86
Serum level of IL-17 (ng/ml) ()				0.34