Treatment of lichen planus with griseofulvin. Report of seven cases.
Seven patients with lichen planus of the oral mucosa (four with erosive and three with reticular types of the disease) were studied; they were treated with 500 mg of griseofulvin twice daily for 2 1/2 months. In no case was improvement observed; on the contrary, in four patients (two with erosive and two with reticular forms) the condition worsened.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006118:Griseofulvin