Aliya Akhtar, Nighat Fatima, Farah Sattar, Shazia Zubair, Sumara Rashid, Mehwish Saeed.
Treatment of eruptive lichen planus with oral acyclovir.
J Pak Assoc Derma Jan ;30(1):53-7.

Objective: To measure the efficacy of oral acyclovir for treatment of eruptive lichen planus.   Methods: This quasi experimental study was done in outpatient department of Dermatology, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, from 01-05-2018 to 31-10-2018. Total thirty patients of eruptive lichen planus of either sex and age ranging from 18 – 65 years were included in this study. They were given oral acyclovir 400 mg three times a day for six weeks. Patients were followed up at three and six weeks and then up to three months to find out the efficacy of treatment.   Results: A total of 30 patients were enrolled in the study with mean age of 37.76%±13.92. Males were 46.66% and females were 53.33%. 23 out of total 30 (76.7%) patients showed effective response to oral acyclovir.   Conclusion: Oral Acyclovir is an effective and innovative treatment for eruptive lichen planus.  

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