Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: A systematic review

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 938-947

  Lodi, G ^a   Carrozzo, M ^b   Furness, S ^c   Thongprasom, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BCG VACCINE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLOBETASOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINONIDE; FLUTICASONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHOXSALEN; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALOE VERA; BURNING SENSATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPEPSIA; EMBASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASH; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CALCINEURIN; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860338764     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10821.x     Document Type: Review

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