Treatment effectiveness of levamisole plus prednisolone on oral lichen planus patients with emphasis on levamisole-induced agranulocytosis or pancytopenia.

CONCLUSION: Agranulocytosis or pancytopenia usually developed within 2 months after levamisole treatment, but it might be delayed. Agranulocytosis was more likely to occur in females and onset was acute. Levamisole is an effective immunomodulator for OLP patients; however, it should be used with caution and administered with regular blood monitoring. PMID: 30922614 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research