Guide To Treating Lichen Planus

Antihistamines

Histamines are a part of the immune system that trigger a reaction to get rid of something irritating the body. Histamines primarily target a foreign entity that is causing the body to itch or swell. Histamines work to counteract the substances irritating the body, so it can calm down again, and are a part of the human body’s immune defense system. Antihistamines work to keep the body’s histamine reaction level low and counteract the itching and swelling of a histamine reaction. Since lichen planus includes itching and swelling where the bumps occur, using an antihistamine to reduce the histamine reaction and itching of the disorder can soothe skin and calm the itching and redness of some of the disease’s symptoms.

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