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Association Between Lichen Sclerosus and Celiac Disease: A Report of Three Pediatric Cases
Author(s) -
Jacobs Lauren,
Gilliam Amy,
Khavari Nasim,
Bass Dorsey
Publication year - 2014
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/pde.12402
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , dermatology , dermatitis herpetiformis , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , enamel hypoplasia , population , pathology , enamel paint , surgery , dentistry , environmental health
The prevalence of celiac disease ( CD ) is increasing and may be as high as 1% of the US population. The typical presentation of CD generally includes gastrointestinal symptoms, but more individuals are presenting with extraintestinal manifestations. A wide variety of dermatologic associations have been described with CD , including alopecia, dermatitis herpetiformis, and enamel hypoplasia. In this report we describe three girls with CD who presented with hypopigmented skin lesions and pruritus in the perivaginal and perianal areas, consistent with the diagnosis of lichen sclerosus ( LS ). All three presented within 1 year to the same practitioner. To our knowledge, this association has not previously been explored in the literature. These cases elucidate a possible relationship between CD and LS .