Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory and chronic disease that causes itching, pain, dysuria, urinary retention, dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction, in both men and women. The first line pharmacological treatment is based on the use of topical steroids, which have proved their efficacy in 60-...
However, the connection seems to exist only in women, not men. In a study of 532 patients with lichen sclerosus2, researchers found that women were likely to have another autoimmune condition, especially anautoimmune thyroid condition. The same likelihood wasn’t there for the male participants i...
Clitoris and labia minora may appear buried in women Phimosismay occur in men (may result in obstructive uropathy) V. Labs: Biopsy Biopsy especially indicated if squamous cell hyperplasia present Risk of developingSquamous Cell Carcinomaof the vulva or foreskin is 5% in Lichen Sclerosus ...
Homeopathy has good effects innatural treatment for lichen sclerosus.Homeopathic medicines are effective for the management of Lichen Sclerosis. The medicines help to reduce inflammation, reduce itching and help to control the pathology, and restrict the spread of the disease. They give good relief in...
The population rate is unknown. Male genital lichen sclerosus is seen almost exclusively in uncircumcised or incompletely circumcised men and boys. The rate of circumcision in a given population would thus influence the rate in this subset.
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Genital lichen sclerosus/ balanitis xerotica obliterans in men with penile carcinoma: a crit- ical analysis. BJU Int 2013; 111:970-6.Philippou P, Shabbir M, Ralph DJ, Malone P, Ni- gam R, Freeman A, Muneer A and Minhas S. Genital lichen sclerosus/balanitis xerotica ob- literans in ...
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 ...
Lichen sclerosus.HumansVulvar DiseasesChildChild, PreschoolChild Abuse, SexualFemaleunavailable]doi:10.1136/adc.65.3.335-aC I Harrington... CI Harrington - 《Archives of Disease in Childhood》 被引量: 19发表: 1990年 Penile cancer among patients with genital lichen sclerosus Genital lichen sclerosus ...
Lichen sclerosus is a progressive, inflammatory dermatosis characterized with porcelain white sclerotic plaques most commonly in the anogenital area of postmenopausal women. Children and men can also be affected. Extragenital involvement may occur. Even though the etiology is unknown; autoimmune, genetic,...