Teledermatology is the delivery of dermatologic health care to remote locations by means of telecommunications and information technology. It facilitates delivery of services by a dermatologist at a different time and place than the patient who receives them. Both real-time videoconferences and store-and-forward systems have proven to be highly reliable and accurate in teledermatologic diagnosis compared to traditional face-to-face diagnosis.

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Topicals for oral lichen planus

Oral lichen planus(OLP) affects approximately 1% to 4% of the population and is seen most commonly in older women. Of the 3 basic clinical morphologies of the disease (reticular, erythematous, and erosive), the last form tends to be more symptomatic and prompts patients to seek treatment. Malignant transformation to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is seen in 0.4% to 5% of patients with OLP, particularly those with erosive and erythematous disease. What is your experience with different topicals available to treat oral lichen planus? View images

PubMed eMedicine Dermatology Online Journal on Oral Lichen Planus


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Blogger Dr. Shahbaz A.Janjua said...

Thank you Jayakar. Any experience with topical tretinoin to treat OLP?

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