Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a skin disorder that produces lesions in the mouth. OLP is reported to occur more frequently in patients with type1 diabetes compared to type 2 diabetes.
The reason for this is that type 1 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disease, and OLP has been reported to have an underlying autoimmune mechanism.
Patients with diabetes are subjected to a prolonged state of chronic immune suppression especially in type 1 diabetes. In addition, acute hyperglycaemia causes alteration in the immune responsiveness in diabetes mellitus.
Atrophicerosive oral lesions are more common in patients with diabetes with OLP