Topical clobetasol in the treatment of atrophic-erosive oral lichen planus: A randomized controlled trial to compare two preparations with different concentrations

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Carbone, M ^b   Arduino, P G ^a,b   Carrozzo, M ^c   Caiazzo, G ^b   Broccoletti, R ^b   Conrotto, D ^b   Bezzo, C ^d   Gandolfo, S ^b  

^a Oral Medicine Section   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Pharmacist Private Practice   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clobetasol; Erosive; Lichen planus; Oral

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; MICONAZOLE;

ACRODERMATITIS CHRONICA ATROPHICANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC EROSIVE ORAL LICHEN PLANUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; MALE; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOBETASOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 58449110933     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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