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Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion
Lichen sclerosus (LS) and morphea are two infrequent inflammatory dermatoses of unknown etiology. LS is characterized by, polygonal, bluish-white, slightly elevated papules that coalesce into plaques, which become increasingly atrophic overtime.it mostly affects genitals, however, it can affect any...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7815259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33489622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12215 |
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author | Almuqati, Reema R Hariri, Jehad Abduljabbar, Mohammed |
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description | Lichen sclerosus (LS) and morphea are two infrequent inflammatory dermatoses of unknown etiology. LS is characterized by, polygonal, bluish-white, slightly elevated papules that coalesce into plaques, which become increasingly atrophic overtime.it mostly affects genitals, however, it can affect any site on the skin and mucosa. Morphea characterized by, erythematous to violaceous patches or plaque with a white, sclerotic center, and the outer edge of the lesions take on the characteristic violaceous ring. The overlapping clinical and histopathologic features of both LS and morphea in the same patient have led some to speculate that they may have a common pathologic link or that both conditions represent the same disease spectrum. The coexistence of LS and morphea in the same lesion is a rare finding. We present a patient, who was diagnosed with what appeared clinically to be extragenital LS, but with histopathologic features of both LS and morphea. |
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spelling | pubmed-78152592021-01-23 Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion Almuqati, Reema R Hariri, Jehad Abduljabbar, Mohammed Cureus Dermatology Lichen sclerosus (LS) and morphea are two infrequent inflammatory dermatoses of unknown etiology. LS is characterized by, polygonal, bluish-white, slightly elevated papules that coalesce into plaques, which become increasingly atrophic overtime.it mostly affects genitals, however, it can affect any site on the skin and mucosa. Morphea characterized by, erythematous to violaceous patches or plaque with a white, sclerotic center, and the outer edge of the lesions take on the characteristic violaceous ring. The overlapping clinical and histopathologic features of both LS and morphea in the same patient have led some to speculate that they may have a common pathologic link or that both conditions represent the same disease spectrum. The coexistence of LS and morphea in the same lesion is a rare finding. We present a patient, who was diagnosed with what appeared clinically to be extragenital LS, but with histopathologic features of both LS and morphea. Cureus 2020-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7815259/ /pubmed/33489622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12215 Text en Copyright © 2020, Almuqati et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Almuqati, Reema R Hariri, Jehad Abduljabbar, Mohammed Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title | Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title_full | Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title_fullStr | Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title_full_unstemmed | Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title_short | Histopathological Coexistence of Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea in a Single Lesion |
title_sort | histopathological coexistence of extragenital lichen sclerosus and morphea in a single lesion |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7815259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33489622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12215 |
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