title: Treatment of oral erosive lichen planus with systemic isotretinoin.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camisa
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D015474:Isotretinoin