Imbangela eqondile ye-lichen planus ayaziwa, kodwa kucatshangwa ukuthi ihlobene nesimiso somzimba esisebenza ngokweqile. Kubantu abathile kungase kubangelwe yimithi ethile, ukutheleleka nge-hepatitis C, noma ukuthintana nezinto ezinobuthi ezifana nezinsimbi ezisindayo.
I-Lichen planus ivame kakhulu kubantu abadala, ikakhulukazi abantu abaphakathi kweminyaka, futhi kancane kakhulu kwabesifazane. Izingozi ziphakeme uma unokukhubazeka kokuzivikela komzimba, i-hepatitis C engapheli, noma uthatha imithi eyaziwa ngokubangela ama-rash afanayo.
I-Lichen planus ivame ukuthuthuka ngokwayo, kodwa ukwelashwa kunganciphisa ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, futhi kuvikele izinkinga ezifana nezibazi noma ukulahlekelwa izinwele. Ukwelashwa okuvamile kufaka phakathi ama-creams e-steroid aphezulu, ama-antihistamines okuvuvukala, ukwelashwa nge-UV light, futhi ezimweni ezinzima imithi efana nama-retinoids noma i-tacrolimus.