I read a few articles here on oral lichen planus.

I began having odd oral symptoms about a year ago; at the worst part, it felt like patches of skin were literally peeling off (in the morning I would scrape them out, yuck).

There has been no apparent cause, as my counts are stellar (undetectable viral load, CD4 800, etc).

My meds are: Reyataz, Viread, 3TC, Norvir (boost).

It seems that oral lichen planus is a generic type of condition that could be caused by almost anything.

If indeed this is what I have going on, it seems to respond to rinses with hydrogen peroxide. One would think that this alone would suggest an infection; however, there appear to be some theories that HIV meds can be the cause.

I wonder if, since the initial posting, anyone has more specific information about this and whether there is some concern for oral cancer developing. My doc seemed to think not.

This is not a typical or identified complication of HIV infection, although things like candida have been associated with it. It may be associated with certain drugs, although a specific association with antiretrovirals has been reported. As for the association with malignancy goes, some sources reported that oral squamous cell carcinoma may occur in up to 5% of cases, although this association may be confounded by smoking.