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Lichen Sclerosus or Vulvar Angiokeratoma: A Diagnosis That is not always so easy. [PDF]
Dermatol Pract ConceptDe Giorgi V +7 more
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Laser therapy in superficial morphea lesions – indications, limitations and therapeutic alternatives [PDF]
, 2020 Morphea or localized scleroderma is an uncommon autoimmune and inflammatory disease which affects patients of any age. Even if morphea lesions present systemic symptoms as myalgias or arthritis, it is distinct from systemic sclerosis because it does not ...
Ardeleanu, Valeriu +4 more
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The Lancet, 1999 Lichen sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes substantial discomfort and morbidity, most commonly in adult women, but also in men and children. Any skin site may be affected (and, rarely, the oral mucosa) but lichen sclerosus is most common in the anogenital area, where it causes intractable itching and soreness.
Powell, J, Wojnarowska, F
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Clinics, 2015 OBJECTIVES: The vulva is the primary site affected in lichen sclerosus, a chronic dermatosis in women that is histologically characterized by a zone of collagen remodeling in the superior dermis. The normal physiological properties of the vulva depend on
Charles A.P. Godoy +7 more
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Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2020 Lichen sclerosus (LS) was first described by Hallopeau in 1887. It is a chronic inflammatory condition most commonly involving the anogenital region with a relapsing course and a potential for destruction, functional impairment, atrophy, and malignant changes. LS affects both sexes with a female preponderance of 5:1. The exact prevalence of the disease
Gautam, Manjyot Manish +3 more
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Clinical and pathological analyses of 73 cases of lichen sclerosus in females
Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2020 Objective: To analyze the clinical and histopathological characteristics of lichen sclerosus in 73 female patients. Methods: The diagnosis and the treatment of lichen sclerosus were retrospectively analyzed in 73 female patients, who were treated in our ...
Qing-na GENG +4 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2019 Objective: To investigate the correlation between serum sex hormone levels and severity of disease in female patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from 45 healthy controls and 49 female patients with ...
Li-hong ZHU +6 more
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Skin diseases affecting the vulva [PDF]
, 2017 Vulval skin disease is common in gynaecological practice. This article aims to enhance clinical skills in patient assessment, vulval examination and treatment of common benign vulval skin disease.
Nunns, David, Simpson, Rosalind C.
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Disseminated extragenital bullous lichen sclerosus
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2014 Lichen sclerosus commonly affects the genitalia of post-menopausal women. We describe a woman with painful, disseminated, bullous, extragenital lichen sclerosus that responded to oral acitretin and topical calcitriol and triamcinolone.
Tu-Van T Trinh +2 more
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HPV infection and immunochemical detection of cell-cycle markers in verrucous carcinoma of the penis [PDF]
, 2009 Penile verrucous carcinoma is a rare disease and little is known of its aetiology or pathogenesis. In this study we examined cell-cycle proteins expression and correlation with human papillomavirus infection in a series of 15 pure penile verrucous ...
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