Efficacy of sulfasalazine in the treatment of generalized lichen planus: Randomized double-blinded clinical trial on 52 patients

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1051-1054

  Omidian, M ^a   Ayoobi, A ^a   Mapar, Ma ^a   Feily, A ^a   Cheraghian, B ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

lichen planus; sulfasalazine; treatment

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 77955240766     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03583.x     Document Type: Article

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