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Hello Doctor, I Am Gita Age 32 ...I Am Having
Question: hello doctor, I am Gita age 32 ...I am having thyroid and blood pressure...I am also ellergetic to sunlight... February this year I have got some rashes on face, neck and hands due to exposure to sunlight...after a month those rashes turned into black patches...doctor did a biopsy and confirmed it as lichen planus pigmentosus... doctor gave tacrolimus ointment....but there's no difference in the dark patches...kindly suggest medicines which gets rid of those dark patches...I lost my confidence because of those dark patches on face..pls help
Brief Answer:
Topical steroid, anti oxidant, sunscreen
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor service
I have gone through your complaints and lichen planus pigmentosus is very resistant to treatment and pigmentation doesn’t go off completely.
We can only lighten the pigmentation.
I would recommend you to apply topical steroid like mometasone cream on the dark patches once daily along with application of a broad spectrum sunscreen lotion on the entire sunexposed area during the day time.
You can continue with tacrolimus ointment on the affected areas at night.
Also take antioxidant like capsule Antoxid HC once daily.
These are prescription drugs and should be taken under the supervision of the doctor.
To further lighten the pigmentation you can go for laser sessions.
I hope to have answered your query and would be happy to answer any further questions.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
Topical steroid, anti oxidant, sunscreen
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor service
I have gone through your complaints and lichen planus pigmentosus is very resistant to treatment and pigmentation doesn’t go off completely.
We can only lighten the pigmentation.
I would recommend you to apply topical steroid like mometasone cream on the dark patches once daily along with application of a broad spectrum sunscreen lotion on the entire sunexposed area during the day time.
You can continue with tacrolimus ointment on the affected areas at night.
Also take antioxidant like capsule Antoxid HC once daily.
These are prescription drugs and should be taken under the supervision of the doctor.
To further lighten the pigmentation you can go for laser sessions.
I hope to have answered your query and would be happy to answer any further questions.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Brief Answer:
No more oral medicines required
Detailed Answer:
I think an oral antioxidant should be sufficient.
No need of any other oral drugs.
No more oral medicines required
Detailed Answer:
I think an oral antioxidant should be sufficient.
No need of any other oral drugs.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Any other oral medications you will suggest for quick recovery?
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