Isotretinoin for the Treatment of Facial Lichen Planopilaris: A New Indication for an Old Drug, a Case Series Study

    August 2020 in “ Clinical case reports ”
    Farahnaz Fatemi Naeini, Fatemeh Mohaghegh, Farzaneh Danesh … Parvin Rajabi
    Studysummary In this study, patients with facial papules due to Lichen planopilaris showed no improvement with treatments for frontal fibrosing alopecia or scalp Lichen planopilaris.
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    Research cited in this study 12

    1. Isotretinoin for the Treatment of Facial Lichen Planopilaris: A New Indication for an Old Drug, a Case Series Study Clinical case reports · 2020
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