Nail lichen planus treated with isotretinoin: a case report.
Keywords:
lichen planus, isotretinoin, dystrophyAbstract
Nail lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory skin disease whose treatment is mandatory to prevent matrix scarring; nevertheless, there are no defined standards of treatment. In this article we report the case of a woman with lichen planus with twenty-nail dystrophy treated successfully with oral isotretinoin, oral biotin, and topical 12% ammonium lactate.
Author Biographies
Luz Marina Gómez
Médica dermatóloga; jefe, Servicio de Dermatología, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana; profesora titular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Ana Milena Montes
Médica, residente de segundo año, Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Natalia Mendoza
Médica general, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Flavio Gómez
Médico dermatólogo, Clínica SOMA, Medellín, Colombia
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