Topical clobetasol treatment for oral lichen planus can cause adrenal insufficiency.
Margret Jona EinarsdottirMaria BankvallJairo Robledo-SierraPer-Olof RödströmRagnhildur BergthorsdottirPenelope TrimpouBengt HasseusOskar RagnarssonPublished in: Oral diseases (2023)
In this study, approximately 20% of patients receiving intermittent topical glucocorticoid treatment for oral lichen planus had glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency. It is essential for clinicians to be aware of this risk and to inform patients about the potential need for glucocorticoid stress doses during intercurrent illness.