Sir, I am writing to ask if any dental practitioners have experienced any relevant link between oral lichen planus and the Atkins diet?

A middle aged female patient of mine, who has suffered from lichen planus of varying degrees over the last few years presented to me for a routine dental examination.

Surprisingly she informed me that her lichen planus had greatly improved over the last few months and this coincided with starting the Atkins diet.

Clinically, the lesions were much smaller and now asymptomatic, with some disappearing completely! However, the diet was stopped for a while and the lesions and symptoms reoccurred.

Could this be another positive outcome for Dr Atkins? I'm curious if anyone else has had patients experiencing a similar pattern?