Lichen Sclerosus is also known as Lichen Sclerosis (or Lichen Sclerosus et atrophicus). It is a painful skin condition that typically affects the vulva (or penis) and anus. It results in white patches on the skin, which causes scarring on and around the genital skin. ...
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We report the first case of vulvar lichen planus in a little girl. Mucosal involvement is uncommon in children with lichen planus and genital localisation is extremely rare. Vulvar lichen sclerosis is the principal differential diagnosis. The risk of vulvar synechia and development of vulvar ...
The association of lichen sclerosus and erosive lichen planus of the vulva with autoimmune disease: a case-control study. Arch Dermatol 2008 Nov; 144(11): 1432–5 Article PubMed Google Scholar Goolamali SK, Barnes EW, Irvine WJ, et al. Organ specific antibodies in patients with lichen ...
Over time, the scarring forms result in labial atrophy, clitoral phimosis, and narrowing of the introitus, ending in effacement of the normal anatomy of the vulva. The erosive lesions can affect the vagina and produce shortening or narrowing of this region. Erosive lichen planus is often ...
Lichen planus is a cell-mediated immune response of unknown origin. It may be found with other diseases of altered immunity, such as ulcerative colitis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, dermatomyositis, morphea, lichen sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis.
When lichen planus affects the glans penis, it commonly displays an annular configuration (seeImage.Lichen Planus, Penis). In contrast, an erosive variant is most frequently found in women when lichen planus involves the vulva or vagina, and scarring and strictures are troublesome sequelae that ma...
Related to Lichen sclerosus:lichen planus,Lichen simplex chronicus,lichen sclerosus et atrophicus li·chen (lī′kən) n. 1.A composite organism made up of a fungus, usually an ascomycete, that grows symbiotically with an alga or a cyanobacterium and characteristically forms a crustlike or br...
In general, phytomedical treatment is very effective in clearing LP lesions within 12 to 18 months. However, LP may persist longer in a small number of people who are severely affected. This is mostly in people who develop LP mouth ulcers, and LP of the vulva or penis. Once the rash ha...