Treatment of oral erosive lichen planus with systemic isotretinoin

1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 62; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0030-4220(86)90288-4

ISSN

1878-2175

Autores

Charles Camisa, Carl M. Allen,

Tópico(s)

Nail Diseases and Treatments

Resumo

Six patients with symptomatic oral erosive lichen planus were treated with systemic isotretinoin (10 to 60 mg daily) for 8 weeks. Five (83%) showed subjective and objective improvement at completion of therapy, but the improvement was slight. Relapse occurred in four patients within 2 months after the drug was stopped; one was lost to follow-up. Because of the minimal improvement and adverse side effects, no patient wished to be re-treated with isotretinoin.

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