Spontaneous regression of pediatric extragenital lichen sclerosus: A case report
Journal Title: Türkderm - Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi - Year 2019, Vol 53, Issue 3
Abstract
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory chronic dermatosis with unclear etiology. It can affect all individuals with any age, although the majority of cases occur in prepubertal and perimenopausal periods. The anogenital region is predominantly affected, and the extragenital involvement is uncommon in childhood.Anogenital lesions are classically pruritic and painful white or red patches; however extragenital lesions are generally asymptomatic white papules or patches. The most common sites for extragenital lesions are trunk, neck, and axillae. Most genital LS cases resolve spontaneously during puberty in girls; however we have limited knowledge about the prognosis of extragenital LS in children. Here, we report a case of spontaneous regression of extragenital LS in a 14-year-old girl.
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Atiye Oğrum, Pervin Dürer
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