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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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Dermoscopic features of vulvar lichen sclerosus in children: an analysis of 41 cases
Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2023 Objective To analyze dermoscopic features of vulvar lichen sclerosus in children. Methods The dermoscopic images of vular lichen sclerosus were retrospectively analyzed in 41 children who were treated at our department.
Yuanyuan CHAI +4 more
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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
Nitin Nadkarni +3 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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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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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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Cureus, 2023 In this case report, we outline a case of a 36-year-old woman who presented to the dermatology clinic with a history of a hypopigmented macule on her lip. After conducting hepatitis C antibody testing and a shave biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus.
Ohanenye, Chiamaka +4 more
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LICHEN SCLEROSUS OF THE VULVA IN PATIENTS WITH LIMITED SCLERODERMA
Клінічна та профілактична медицина, 2020 Modern literature information on the etiopathogenetic prevalence of lichen sclerosus has been presented by the authors; clinical manifestations and classification of the disease have been outlined; diagnosis and treatment issues have been discussed in ...
T.F. Tatarchuk +2 more
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