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Penile Purpura as a Manifestation of Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Author(s) -
Barton Philip G.,
Ford Michael J.,
Beers Betsy B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00037.x
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , dermatology , purpura (gastropod) , ecology , biology
Heightened public and professional awareness of the sexual abuse of children demands that physicians be able to distinguish lesions associated wtth sexual abuse from those caused by primary skin disor‐ders. Purpura to an occasional manifestation of pediatric lichen aderosus et atrophicus (LSA), especially when the vulva is affected. We report a 12‐year‐old boy with penile purpura that occasioned a consideration of sexual abuse but proved to be due to LSA.