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Patient suffering from lichen sclerosus together with partial labial fusion (adhesion) and inflammatory infection of the vulva, vagina and anal area

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
The etiology of lichen sclerosus is not fully known, due to its chronic and progressive nature. The predisposing factor is physiological hypoestrogenism, hence the condition concerns girls during their developmental phase considered as estrogen silent ...
Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka, Małgorzata Mizgier, Jacek Boroch, Magdalena Pisarska-Krawczyk, Mariola Pawlaczyk, Ewa Jakubek, Witold Kędzia   +6 more
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Dermatological Disease in the Older Age Group: A Cross-sectional Study in Aged Care Facilities [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Older people living in aged care facilities face multiple potential barriers to accessing dermatological care including physical and/or cognitive disability. This group is therefore at risk for undiagnosed and untreated dermatological disease
Deo, M, Jarrett, P, Kerse, N, Vandal, AC
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Lichen sclerosus of the eyelid involving the eyelash margin

Skin Health and Disease
Lichen sclerosus is a debilitating and chronic disease that typically affects the anogenital area, although it can also be found on extragenital locations such as the shoulders, neck, trunk, breasts, and arms.
Tiffany Ho, Susana Ortiz Urda, Ryan S. Berry   +2 more
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Predicting the development of vulvar lichen sclerosus

RUDN Journal of Medicine
Relevance. The issue of timely diagnosis and treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus has become especially acute in recent years due to the “rejuvenation” of the disease and the risk of its malignancy.
Ekaterina V. Kolesnikova, Alexander V. Zharov, Lyudmila K. Osipova, Artem I. Dupleev   +3 more
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Clinical features and therapeutic approaches of genital lichen sclerosus in children: results of an observational monocentric study

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2023
Background Lichen sclerosus is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory skin disease that presents unique challenges, particularly in the pediatric population, where limited data exist regarding its manifestation and optimal management.
Francesca Caroppo, Roberto Mazzetto, Anna Belloni Fortina   +2 more
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Immune pathogenesis and immune therapy of a sclerosing variant of vulvar lichen sclerosus: a prospective cohort study

Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2023
Background. Today, no unified clinical classification of vulvar lichen sclerosus is registered (is yet to be registered?). Isolation of pathogenetically and clinically different variants of its course enable new approaches to the treatment to be ...
E. V. Kolesnikova, A. V. Zharov, M. A. Penzhoyan, D. I. Dupleeva   +3 more
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Borrelia and Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Critical Review of the Evidence

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Lichen sclerosus (LSc) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis that primarily affects the genitalia. Growing evidence supports chronic occlusive urine exposure as the principal pathogenic driver, though other mechanisms, including mechanical irritation, hormonal influences, autoimmunity, and infection, have been proposed.
Liang Zhi Wong, Richard Watchorn, Sandra Jerkovic Gulin, Christopher B. Bunker, Georgios Kravvas   +4 more
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Lichenoid vulvar disease: A review

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2017
Vulvar dermatoses are common, potentially debilitating conditions that can be seen by a variety of medical specialists. Lichenoid vulvar diseases, namely lichen sclerosus (LS), lichen planus (LP), and lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), can all negatively ...
R. Fruchter, BA, L. Melnick, MD, M.K. Pomeranz, MD   +2 more
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Koebnerization of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus at insulin injection sites – A rare case with dermoscopic features

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2021
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSEA), also known as lichen sclerosus (LS), is a disabling, cosmetically disfiguring condition predominantly affecting the anogenital region of pre- and postmenopausal females. Extragenital LS is relatively less common and
Tejas Vishwanath, Sunil Ghate, Geeta Shinde, Vikram Lahoria, Binny Binny, Ankita Sonwane   +5 more
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Assessing the Effect of Adalimumab in Granuloma Annulare: A Case Series and Literature Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign granulomatous skin disorder for which standardized treatment guidelines are lacking due to limited evidence. Adalimumab, a TNF‐α inhibitor, shows promise as a therapeutic option due to its potential to disrupt GA granulomas.
Adriana Caixinha Valorenzos, Line Kibsgaard, Trine Bertelsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source