Tanja Fetter, Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis, Luka de Vos-Hillebrand, Natalija Novak, Joerg Wenzel
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Successful treatment of recalcitrant follicular lichen planus (lichen planopilaris) with the topical JAK 1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib
We report the successful treatment of a patient with refractory follicular lichen planus (LP) with topical ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor, which resulted in significant improvement of lesional skin within 1 month of daily use.