Open AccessExtensive anogenital lichen sclerosus with vaginal stenosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Ahmed Samy El-Agwany
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2429
pISSN - 2352-2410
DOI - 10.1016/j.jssdds.2013.11.002
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , etiology , dermatology , sex organ , stenosis , disease , gynecology , pathology , genetics , biology
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an acquired, chronic, inflammatory, fibrotic and atrophic disease, usually affecting skin, particularly genital region. It affects women, with a median age of 50 years. No etiological factor is actually known. Here we have described a case of a woman affected by extensive anogenital lichen sclerosus complicated with vaginal stenosis