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Efficacy of steroidal vs non-steroidal agents in oral lichen planus: a randomised, open-label study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2016

A R Singh ,
A Rai ,
M Aftab ,
S Jain  and
M Singh
A R Singh*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India
A Rai
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India
M Aftab
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India
S Jain
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India
M Singh
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr A R Singh, Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad UP-211001, India E-mail: arpitarajan17@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

This study compared the therapeutic efficacy of steroidal and non-steroidal agents for treating oral lichen planus.

Methods:

Forty patients with clinical and/or histologically proven oral lichen planus were randomly placed into four groups and treated with topical triamcinolone, oral dapsone, topical tacrolimus or topical retinoid for three months. Pre- and post-treatment symptoms and signs were scored for each patient.

Results:

Patients in all treatment groups showed significant clinical improvement after three months (p < 0.05), with steroidal and non-steroidal agents having equal efficacy. Furthermore, of the non-steroidal drugs, oral dapsone had greater efficacy than topical retinoid (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences in outcome were recorded for oral dapsone vs topical tacrolimus (p > 0.05) and for topical retinoid vs topical tacrolimus (p > 0.05).

Conclusion:

Non-steroidal drugs such as dapsone, tacrolimus and retinoid are as efficacious as steroidal drugs for treating oral lichen planus, and avoid the side effects associated with steroids.

Keywords

DapsoneLichen PlanusOralRetinoidsTacrolimusTriamcinolone

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , January 2017 , pp. 69 - 76
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2016 

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