Lichen planus bullous treated with acitretin and PUVA therapy: a case report

Journal Title: Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii - Year 2005, Vol 22, Issue 6

Abstract

Lichen planus bullous is a rare variant of lichen planus with characteristic clinical, histological and immunopathological features in which a lichenoid eruption is found in association with bullae on both involved and apparently normal skin. We present the case of patient with lichen planus bullous who couldn’t be treated with oral corticosteroids because of adverse events and who was treated successfully with combinated therapy: acitretin and PUVA therapy.

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Grażyna Uchańska, Krystyna Romańska-Gocka, Waldemar Placek

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Grażyna Uchańska, Krystyna Romańska-Gocka, Waldemar Placek (2005). Lichen planus bullous treated with acitretin and PUVA therapy: a case report . Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 22(6), 296-298. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-128737