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Filter by:This study will serve as a pilot study to determine the efficacy and safety of topical gabapentin in the treatment of symptomatic scarring alopecia.
The molecular mechanisms of action of photo(chemo)therapy in skin diseases are investigated in this study. The phototherapeutic modalities employed include UVB (ultraviolet B), UVA (ultraviolet A), PUVA (psoralen+UVA) and/or extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis). The study will address whether and how photo(chemo)therapy affects specific biologic pathways in different skin disorders and search for predictive biomarkers.
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of PBM (660nm) and corticosteroid therapy with clobetasol propionate 0.05% in the treatment of OLP. This is a protocol for a randomized, controlled, double blind clinical trial. Fourty-four patients will be randomized in two experimental groups. Control group will be treated with clobetasol propionate 0.05% for 30 consecutive days and with placebo PBM twice a week. The experimental group will be treated with placebo gel for 30 consecutive days to mask the treatment and patients will receive PBM twice a week during 1 month (laser λ = 660±10 nm; power 100mW; radiant energy 177J/cm2; 5-s exposure time per point and 0.5J of energy per point. The primary variable (pain) and the secondary variables including clinical scores and functional scores as well as patient anxiety and depression (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-HADS), will be evaluated at the baseline, once a week during treatment and after 30 and 60 days of follow up. Evaluation of clinical resolution will be performed at the end of the treatment (30 days). Evaluation of recurrence will be performed after 30 and 60 days of follow up. Serum and salivary levels of IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, INF-γ and TNF-α will be evaluated at baseline and at the end of treatment (30 days). Quality of life will be evaluated by OHIP-14 questionnaire at baseline, at the end of treatment and after 30 and 60 days of follow up. The chi-square test, Student's t-test and ANOVA will be used and the level of significance of 5% will be considered (p < 0.05).
After signing the informed consent, the participant will be allocated to either intervention or control group, then each participant in the intervention group will receive intralesional injections of platelet rich plasma extracted from their own blood in each visit as following: 1. 12 ml of blood will be assembled from the veins of antecubital fossa 2. PRP preparation will be done according to Mostafa et al., 2013 3. 0.5 ml of PRP will be injected per 1 cm2 of ulcerated mucosa The second group will receive triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg injected 1 ml per 1 cm2 of ulcerated mucosa Both groups will receive a total of 4 injection, the injections will be carried out once a week. Pain, lesions size and remission time are the outcomes will be assessed using a numerical rating scale (Seymour, 1982), clinical score according to Thongprasom et al., 1992 and binary scale for remission time according to Conrotto et al., 2006, respectively. Assessment of the outcomes will be carried before the trial (baseline records) and before receiving the treatment in each visit by the primary investigator (H.A.) and the blinded assessor (Dr. A.W.) separately. Each participant will have a total of 11 visits during the trial, 5 visits will be once every week during the trial and every 2 weeks for 3 months treatment free.
Platelet Rich Fibrine (PRF), which promotes wound healing by supporting angiogenesis, immunity and epithelial proliferation phases. over a decade has since past since PRF was developed and many clinicians now point to the potential use of a liquid version of PRF. a liquid injectable-platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) was developed by modifying spin centrifugation forces. At lower centrifugation speeds and by utilizing non-glass centrifugation tubes, the fibrin coagulation could be slowed down at early time points thus generating an injectable PRF. Much like traditional PRF, i-PRF contains an increase in leukocyte number and is further able to stimulate growth factor release. Lichen planus is a common chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disorder which generally affect s middle aged adults. Therapeutic methods including topical and systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of oral lichen planus (OLP) are suggested. However, long -term use of corticosteroids may be associated with local and systemic complications, and moreover, some patients may not be responsive. The investigators aimed to apply a treatment of autogenous origin (including no foreign products), considering the side effects of our corticosteroids. The study was designed as a split mouth. The investigators planned to administer I-PRF to one side and intralesional corticosteroid therapy to the other side at patients with bilateral atrophic / erosive oral lichen planus lesions
Diabetes mellitus is among the most common chronic diseases, with significant and well documented impact on oral cavity health. Among the most common diseases of the oral cavity mucosa and complications in patients with impaired glucose metabolism and diabetes mellitus is oral lichen ruber (OLR), which according to World Health Organisation (WHO) is considered potentially malignant disorder. It was found that lichen ruber in diabetes mellitus has a much more aggressive clinical course in the form of atrophic-erosive and ulcerative lesions showing an increased tendency to malignant transformation. Although OLR etiology is unknown, evidence suggests cell-mediated autoimmune pathogenesis. OLR epithelial cells show anomalies in both enzymatic activity and carbohydrate metabolism, which may be related to hormones regulating carbohydrate, insulin and insulin-like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2) metabolism. The hypothesis of our research is that patients with diabetes mellitus and oral lichen ruber lesions will have a disturbance of insulin-like growth factors 1 and 2 and hence a greater risk of malignant transformation, compared to patients with oral lichen ruber without diabetes and healthy patients without alterations in the oral mucosa.
Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous autoimmune disease mainly affecting stratum basal of the epithelium. It is very painful and hamper the daily routine of patients e.g. (talking, drinking, eating, maintaining normal relationships). Different topical treatments have been tried for the symptomatic relief of OLP which include topical corticosteroids (TCSs), topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) retinoids, photochemotherapy; amitryptaline; thalidomide; amlexanox and traditional medicines such as curcumin, selenium-ACE combined with itraconazole, glycyrrhiza glabra and aloe vera. But the exact treatment is still unknown. Objective: To compare the efficacy of Dexamethasone, Doxycycline, Nystatin and Promethazine cocktail with Triamcinolone as topical treatment of OLP Subjects and Methods: 40 patients of symptomatic OLP will be randomly divided in to study and control group. Study group will be given a cocktail containing dexamethasone, doxycycline, nystatin and promethazine and will be advised to rinse with 1 and half teaspoon of this cocktail 3 times a day for 2 minutes for the period of 8 weeks. Study group is also advised to apply an orabase containing 0.1% triamcinolone on lesions 3 times a day for the period of 8 weeks. The control group will be advised to apply only triamcinolone orabase 3 times a day for 8 weeks.
The study's Primary Objective is to design and validate a grading system for objective and accurate assessment of lichen planopilaris. Secondary Objectives: - To assess change in symptoms such as pain and itch using a Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) scores and quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores - To correlate this grading system with patient skin biopsies evaluating disease activity on a microscopic level - To correlate this grading system with digital global photography and trichoscopy
Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is an inflammatory disease of mucosal and skin with unknown etiology. The prevalence rate in England is reported to be between 1-2.4%. OLP contributed to around 40% of all visits or 1,200 appointments in 2014 at the Eastman Dental Hospital. Pain, discomfort, long-standing use of medications, lesion recurrence and adverse side effects of therapy are commonly associated with OLP, eventually leading to a significant reduction in a patient quality of life. In addition, there is also increased risk of developing oral cancer in patients with OLP. The current gold standard treatment for OLP is corticosteroid, which can result in adverse side effects including increased risk of infections and skin cancer, reduced systemic immune system, and hepatotoxicity with long-term usage. Alternatively, a probiotic food supplement, VSL#3, has shown evidence of been able to induce and maintain remission in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), with no adverse effect a part than bloating, reported. Additionally, a preliminary report shown that probiotics treatment in Behcet's disease and Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) lesion resulted in reducing the number of oral ulcerations and subjective relief of oral discomfort. Investigator designed a clinical trial with 30 participants allocated to one of two interventions, VSL#3 or placebo. Individuals with biopsy-confirmed OLP who experience painful symptoms will be recruited from a single site research site (Eastman Dental Hospital (EDH)). Either the active VSL#3 or the placebo, provided by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Limited, will be consume twice a day over a 30 days period. Questionnaires that will determine pain levels, disease activity and quality of life will be completed before the study begins, on days 15, 30 and 30 days after the last supplement intake. In addition saliva and blood samples will be taken before therapy begin, at 30 days of therapy, and 30 days after the last supplement intake. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the oral microbiota will be investigated using these samples. A blinded clinician will assess the clinical effects between groups of active VSL #3 and placebo and the results will analyze by statistician.
Abstract Objective: To study the diagnostic efficiency of Rose Bengal with Toluidine blue in detecting the biopsy sites and thus establish an accurate diagnosis in oral premalignant lesions. Materials and method: In our study 27 patients with 41 lesions were included. Since one patient had not quit the habit in the two weeks following initial examination and another lesion disappeared in the waiting period, 2 patients (3 lesions) were not included in the study. Out of 38 lesions diagnosed based on clinical criteria, 32 were leukoplakia, 5 lichen planus and 1 SCC. After initial examination they were subjected to Rose Bengal and Toluidine blue stain. If stained positive they were subjected to biopsy.