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

• Main Authors: Srinivasa Rao Pallerla (Author), Raj Kumar Badam (Author), Mamatha Boringi (Author), Venkata Baghirath Pacha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...