Experience of using acitretin in genital form of scleroatrophic lichen with urethral lesion in men

Abstract

The defeat of the genitals in scleroatrophic lichen is often accompanied by the involvement of the urethra in the process, which threatens serious complications and, first of all, the development of stricture. Therapy of such cases is difficult and ineffective in the case of topical corticosteroids. The article describes the positive experience of using acitretin at a dose of 25 mg per day for the treatment of scleroatrophic lichen, which occurs with damage to the external orifice and anterior segment of the urethra.