The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Lichen planus includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
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Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Lichen planus include:
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Treatment is essentially symptomatic. The goal of therapy is to relieve itching with topical fluorinated steroids and occlusive dressings, intralesional injections of steroids, oatmeal baths, and antihistamines. Erosive oral lesions should be treated with triamcinolone acetonide in Orabase twice daily. Generalized severely pruritic skin lesions may be treated with systemic corticosteroids. An initial dosage of oral prednisone may be prescribed; thereafter, the dosage is decreased by approximately one-third each week. If the patient experiences a recurrence of itching after the drug is discontinued, he’ll be given a low dose every other morning. If a drug is suspected as the cause, it should be discontinued.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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