Treatment of Refractory Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus With Methotrexate

Afsoon Ghafari-Saravi; Erin Foster

doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000795

Treatment of Refractory Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus With Methotrexate

Afsoon Ghafari-Saravi, Erin Foster

Dermatology

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We report the successful treatment of severe vulvar lichen sclerosus refractory to topical corticosteroids in 3 adult female patients using low-dose oral methotrexate. All cases reported symptomatic and clinical improvement within 12 weeks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	202-204
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of lower genital tract disease
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/LGT.0000000000000795
State	Published - Apr 1 2024

Keywords

genital
inflammatory
lichen sclerosus
methotrexate
treatment
vulvar

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Treatment of Refractory Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus With Methotrexate

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