Hydroxychloroquin: A new hope in the management of oral lichen planus

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic mucocutaneous, immune-mediated inflammatory disorder affecting middle-aged adults. It is a T-cell mediated disease in which the cytotoxic CD8+ T cells trigger apoptosis of the basal cells of the oral epithelium. It has different variants wherein the severe form includ...

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Main Authors: Srinivasa Rao Pallerla, Raj Kumar Badam, Mamatha Boringi, Venkata Baghirath Pacha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=572;epage=575;aulast=Pallerla