A systematic review of placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials of treatments used in oral lichen planus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 336-341

  Zakrzewska, Joanna M ^a   Chan, E S Y ^b   Thornhill, M H ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NMRC Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral lichen plonus; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETINATE; FLUOCINONIDE; ISOTRETINOIN; PLACEBO; PSORALEN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; STEROID;

BURNING SENSATION; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUVA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CYCLOSPORINS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETINOIDS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24144503718     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06493.x     Document Type: Review

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