Systemic Treatment Options for Generalized Lichen Planus

Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory skin condition with unknown etiology. It requires a long term treatment. Evaulating the most efficacious, safe and affordable treatment option is the need of the hour. This study is going to compare the efficacy of two familiar drugs (acitretin and methotrexate) in the treatment of generalized lichen planus as to find out the relatively more effective and safer treatment.