title: Nail lichen planus: response to treatment and long term follow-up.
abstract: In our twenty years' experience of dermatological visits specifically for nail diseases, we saw 105 patients with pathologically proven nail lichen planus. We prescribed treatment to 75 of these patients and we report here the results of treatment. Twenty-seven of these patients were followed-up for more than 5 years (mean follow-up was 10 years): 9 of them (9/27 = 33.3%) did not respond to treatment with steroids (intramuscular or intralesional), 18 were cured (18/27 = 66.7%), 11 relapsed (11/27 = 40.7%). This study is important for the fact that no one has previously published the results of such a long follow-up of patients with nail lichen planus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology, Division of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti, 1 - 40138 Bologna, Italy. biancamaria.piraccinni@unibo.it
authors.forename: Bianca Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saccani
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Starace
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balestri
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids