Treatment of erosive vulvovaginal lichen planus with methotrexate

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 216-219

  Jang, Nelly ^a   Fischer, Gayle ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clobetasol dipropionate; Corticosteroids; Prednisone; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM; CELECOXIB; CLOBETASOL; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; KETOCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LABIOPLASTY; LICHEN PLANUS; MENORRHAGIA; MOUTH DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS VULVAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 53549088903     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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