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Case Report: Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus in a Premenarchal Girl with a Complicated Biopsy
Author(s) -
YOUSEFI MORVARID,
PRIDE HOWARD,
ELSTON DIRK
Publication year - 2009
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.1525-1470.2009.00922.x
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , dysuria , vulva , dermatology , labia minora , biopsy , sex organ , girl , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , pathology , urinary system , psychology , anatomy , developmental psychology , genetics , biology
Lichen sclerosus is a T‐lymphocyte mediated chronic cutaneous disorder with predilection for the vulva. In prepubertal girls, lichen sclerosus presents as vulvar discomfort, pruritus, bruising/bleeding, discharge, dysuria, or painful defecation. Diagnosis and treatment of lichen sclerosus is of utmost importance in the prevention of complications such as scarring, adhesions, atrophy, or long‐term sexual dysfunction. We discuss a case of a 4‐year‐old female with an atypical presentation of genital lichen sclerosus and a complicated biopsy.