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Case Reports
. 2025 Jun 16:63:70-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.05.017. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Erosive oral lichen planus successfully treated with JAK3/TEC inhibitor ritlecitinib: A case report

Abigail Katz  1 , Raphaella Lambert  1 , Areeba Ahmed  2 , Deep Patel  1 , Gabriela Soto-Canetti  1 , Jordan Talia  1 , Jonas A Adalsteinsson  3   4
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Erosive oral lichen planus successfully treated with JAK3/TEC inhibitor ritlecitinib: A case report

Abigail Katz et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Janus kinase 3 inhibition; bullous skin diseases; erosive oral lichen planus; ritlecitinib.

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Fig 1
Baseline photo of the oral mucocutaneous lesions at the patient’s first visit at our practice.
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Fig 2
Oral lesions after 4 weeks of treatment with ritlecitinib. Faint Wickham striae still present, confirming the diagnosis of OLP. OLP, oral lichen planus.
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Fig 3
Oral mucocutaneous lesions significantly improved after 3 months of ritlecitinib.
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