How to treat lichen planus?
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Hi, my 42-year-old male friend was complaining of lip lesions. He denied feeling pain; however, he felt esthetically disturbed. He said that the lesion had appeared about three months earlier and that he had been treated with vitamin B. The previous medical history revealed that he also suffered from arterial hypertension. Doctor diagnosed that he got lichen planus. Please let me know that how to treat lichen planus.
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@kulwinder Lichen planus is a common disease that causes inflammation (swelling and irritation) on your skin or inside your mouth. On your skin, lichen planus causes a rash that is usually itchy. Inside your mouth, it may cause burning or soreness. The cause of lichen planus is usually not known, although possible causes include: Hepatitis C, a virus that attacks your liver. Certain medicines, including some drugs used to treat high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and malaria. Reactions to metal fillings in your teeth. An autoimmune reaction, meaning the body's own defense system, the immune system, attacks your mouth and skin cells by mistake. Lichen planus has no cure, but different treatments can help relieve your symptoms and speed healing. Possible treatments include: Antihistamine medicine to relieve itching, Steroids on your skin or in your mouth to fight inflammation, A type of ultraviolet light treatment called PUVA, Retinoic acid, a medicine derived from vitamin A and usually used for acne.
Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus, ointments used for eczema.