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Antimalarial May Be Effective, Safe for Erosive Oral Lichen Planus

Publish date:: September 30, 2019

Key clinical point: The antimalarial agent hydroxychloroquine sulfate may be an effective and relatively safe treatment option for moderate to severe oral lichen planus.

Major finding: A quarter of patients had complete remission, and 60% had marked improvement.

Study details: A retrospective, nonrandomized study of 21 patients with erosive, recalcitrant oral lichen planus.

Disclosures: No relevant disclosures were reported.

Citation:

REPORTING FROM WCD2019

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