Hydroxychloroquin: A new hope in the management of oral lichen planus
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic mucocutaneous, immune-mediated inflammatory disorder affecting middle-aged adults. It is a T-cell mediated disease in which the cytotoxic CD8+ T cells trigger apoptosis of the basal cells of the oral epithelium. It has different variants wherein the severe form includ...
Main Authors: | Srinivasa Rao Pallerla, Raj Kumar Badam, Mamatha Boringi, Venkata Baghirath Pacha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=572;epage=575;aulast=Pallerla |
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