Successful Treatment of Nail Lichen Planus with Roflumilast 0.3% Cream: A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Dermatology Research - Year 2025, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Nail lichen planus is considered a true nail emergency resulting in destruction of the nails. Nail lichen planus is frequently resistant to treatments and has a high recurrence rate. This is a case report of a patient with lichen planus involving all of her fingernails, which exhibited 100% improvement following the daily application of the PDE4 inhibitor, topical roflumilast 0.3% cream, once daily.
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Ahmed M Sikder1, Edward M Klepper1*, Maria L Andrzejewski1, Howard N Robinson1
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.46889/JDR.2025.6111
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