title: Treatment of lichen planus with griseofulvin. Report of seven cases.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D006118:Griseofulvin