In cases of drug-induced lichen planus, symptoms usually resolve once the triggering medication is stopped. While the skin may heal, it can often leave behind hyperpigmentation. Treatment can help ...

Lichen planus is believed to be an autoimmune disease, although its exact cause remains unknown. It’s thought that exposure to viruses, drugs, or allergens may alter skin cells, prompting an ...

A lichenoid drug reaction should be suspected if the eruption is photodistributed and widespread. Additionally, lichen planus has recently been associated with hepatitis C and all patients ...

It did not have a significantly different therapeutic efficacy from the commercial paste dosage form in the treatment of oral lichen planus. Buffering agents and an antioxidant should be added to ...

Psoriasis and lichen planus are skin conditions that share some features in common, like a red and scaly look, but they also have key differences. Psoriasis tends to thicken into patches and can ...

At 13 years of age, he developed corticosteroid-dependent gastrointestinal symptoms and 6-mercaptopurine-induced leukopenia, which required drug discontinuation, and began treatment with infliximab.

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

Today, we’ll talk about a condition called oral lichen planus that can be a challenge ... Doctors often prescribe a steroid ...

The condition may lead to severe complications and can be life threatening. Drug-induced thrombocytopenia occurs when medications cause a low platelet level. Platelets are blood cells that help ...

Patients who are unresponsive to 4–8 weeks' treatment with PPIs twice daily ... cicatrical pemphigoid, and lichen planus. 9 Patients with these diseases are usually middle-aged women and they ...

Wadoo, Ovais Ouanes, Sami and Firdosi, Mudasir 2021. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a guide for psychiatrists. BJPsych Advances, Vol. 27, Issue. 6, p. 373.

A Southern California man was arrested after a violent, drug-induced attack left one person dead and two others hospitalized. The suspect was identified as Derick Laija, 34, from Ontario ...