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A topical imiquimod-induced oral mucosal lichenoid reaction: a case report

Ronald S Brown1, Andre A Farquharson2

  • 1Dr. Brown is a professor, Division of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Howard University, Washington, and a clinical associate professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington. Address correspondence to Dr. Brown at the Division of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Howard University, 600 W St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20059, e-mail rbrown@howard.edu.

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|November 1, 2014
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Keywords:
Imiquimodactinic cheilitislichenoid reaction

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