Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cheng, Suzanne ^a   Kirtschig, Gudula ^b   Cooper, Susan ^c   Thornhill, Martin ^d   Leonardi Bee, Jo ^e   Murphy, Ruth ^f  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CLOBETASOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CYCLOSPORINE; FLUOCINONIDE; GLUCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ALOE VERA; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CREAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LICHEN PLANUS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIPTERYGIUM HYPOGLAUCUM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; MALE; MUCOSA; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861302765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008092.pub2     Document Type: Review

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