title: Etretinate in the treatment of ulcerative lichen planus.
abstract: Ulcerative lichen planus (ULP) is a rare variant of lichen planus. It is resistant to all therapeutic modalities, and most of the patients with this disorder described in the literature have been successfully treated only by surgical skin grafting. We report a case with ULP successfully treated with etretinate.
authors.affiliation: Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abanmi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jouhargy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horaib
mesh_terms: D005050:Etretinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005050:Etretinate