title: Treatment of lichen planus and lichen nitidus with itraconazole: reports of six cases.
abstract: Six patients with either lichen planus or lichen nitidus were treated with itraconazole. Two of four patients with lichen planus experienced complete clearing, and the remainder showed a partial response. Itraconazole, like griseofulvin, may prove to be an alternative treatment worth considering in patients with lichen planus or lichen nitidus who have failed other therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dermatology Service, United States Army MEDDAC, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Libow
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Coots
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017513:Lichen Nitidus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole