Objective

2

To investigate the incidence of the female triad and the types of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） constitution in patients with oral lichen planus （OLP）， providing a basis for treating OLP with the methods of promoting

qi

circulation， activating blood， and resolving phlegm to disperse nodules， and to promote early screening and diagnosis of the female triad in OLP patients.

Methods

2

A total of 187 female patients with OLP who visited the Department of Stomatology at Guang'anmen Hospital， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences from January 2024 to December 2024 were enrolled and assigned to the observation group. During the same period， 160 female patients with other stomatological diseases were assigned to the control group. The incidence of nodules and the types of TCM constitution were compared and analyzed between the two groups.

Results

2

The incidence of thyroid nodules， breast nodules or hyperplasia， uterine fibroids， and the female triad in the observation group was higher than in the control group （

P

<

0.05）. The incidence of multiple nodules or hyperplastic lesions was also higher in the observation group （

P

<

0.05）. Among the observation group， the incidence of the female triad in patients with erosive OLP was 28.6%， and in patients with non-erosive OLP was 34.4%； the difference was not statistically significant （

P

>

0.05）. The proportions of

qi

-stagnation， phlegm-dampness， and blood-stasis constitutions were higher in the observation group than in the control group （

P

<

0.05）.

Conclusion

2

Patients with OLP have a higher incidence of thyroid nodules， breast hyperplasia， uterine fibroids， and the female triad， and their TCM constitutions are predominantly

qi

-stagnation， phlegm-dampness， and blood-stasis.