Hypertrophic lichen planus - successful treatment with acitretin.

Dermatol Ther

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany.

Published: May 2016

Lichen planus classifies into different subtypes according to morphology and location. Hypertrophic LP (HLP) manifests a great challenge due to persistent itching, the risk to develop into squamous cell carcinoma and therapeutic resistance. We report two clinical cases exemplary for the successful treatment of dramatic-resistant HLP with acitretin.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dth.12337DOI Listing

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