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Lichen Sclerosis et Atrophicus with Prominent Teleangiectasia
Author(s) -
Kanekura Takuro,
Kawamura Kyoko,
Kanzaki Tamotsu
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01772.x
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , lesion , anatomy , pathology
Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus is characterized by the development of well demarcated, depigmented macules with epidermal atrophy. Hemorrhage occurs occasionally; however, teleangiectasia is seldom remarkable. We studied a case of lichen sclerosis et atrophicus with striking teleangiectasia which involved a 62‐year‐old male who was suffering from this disorder on his upper back. An initial lesion had been excised 15 years earlier. Thirteen years after the original surgery, he noticed a similar skin eruption accompanied by teleangiectasia that had recurred around the surgical scar. We present here a detailed description of this case and provide a short review of the literature.