Efficacy of oral retinoids in treatment-resistant lichen planopilaris

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Nov;71(5):1016-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.06.013. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

Authors

Frank Spano¹, Jeff C Donovan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Ontario, Canada; Cleveland Clinic Canada, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jeffrey.donovan@utoronto.ca.

PMID: 25437967
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.06.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acitretin / adverse effects
Acitretin / therapeutic use*
Administration, Oral
Adult
Aged
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Isotretinoin / adverse effects
Isotretinoin / therapeutic use*
Keratolytic Agents / adverse effects
Keratolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Lichen Planus / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Steroids / therapeutic use

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Keratolytic Agents
Steroids
Isotretinoin
Acitretin

Supplementary concepts

Lichen planus follicularis