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Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. Extragenital involvement is uncommon and commonly affects the neck, shoulders, and upper portion of the trunk. It is predominant in women with a male-to-female ratio of 1:6 and occurs at any age. Linear pa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500867 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.164486 |
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author | Diwan, Nilofar G. Nair, Pragya A. |
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description | Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. Extragenital involvement is uncommon and commonly affects the neck, shoulders, and upper portion of the trunk. It is predominant in women with a male-to-female ratio of 1:6 and occurs at any age. Linear pattern along the lines of Blaschko are seen. There is no cure for LSA. Topical corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors, such as tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, PUVA antimalarial agents, and topical retinoids have been tried with varying results. A case of a 33-year-old man with LSA over right lower limb along the lines of Blasckho is reported here. |
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spelling | pubmed-45943962015-10-23 Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko Diwan, Nilofar G. Nair, Pragya A. Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. Extragenital involvement is uncommon and commonly affects the neck, shoulders, and upper portion of the trunk. It is predominant in women with a male-to-female ratio of 1:6 and occurs at any age. Linear pattern along the lines of Blaschko are seen. There is no cure for LSA. Topical corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors, such as tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, PUVA antimalarial agents, and topical retinoids have been tried with varying results. A case of a 33-year-old man with LSA over right lower limb along the lines of Blasckho is reported here. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4594396/ /pubmed/26500867 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.164486 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Diwan, Nilofar G. Nair, Pragya A. Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title | Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title_full | Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title_fullStr | Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title_full_unstemmed | Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title_short | Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of Blaschko |
title_sort | extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus along the lines of blaschko |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500867 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.164486 |
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