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- Title
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus in the Elderly: Pathophysiology and Treatment Update.
- Authors
Saunders, Natalie A.; Haefner, Hope K.
- Abstract
Lichen sclerosus is a chronic skin condition that most commonly affects the anogenital skin of postmenopausal women. The aetiology of the condition is multifactorial. The most common presenting symptom is itching. Lichen sclerosus has a characteristic appearance. Diagnosis is made with vulvar biopsy. Treatment is important and the regimen most often includes topical corticosteroid ointments. Lifetime surveillance of the skin is imperative because of the increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma in patients with lichen sclerosus.
- Subjects
SKIN disease treatment; ETIOLOGY of diseases; POSTMENOPAUSE; CHRONIC disease diagnosis; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; ITCHING; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; PATIENTS
- Publication
Drugs & Aging, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 10, p803
- ISSN
1170-229X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2165/11316820-000000000-00000