Vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS) is associated with an 11-fold increased risk for vulvar malignancy and an eightfold increased risk for vulvar dysplasia in patients compared with control individuals.
Girls diagnosed with prepubertal vulvar lichen sclerosus who adhered to topical corticosteroid treatment were significantly more likely to achieve remission and report better quality of life. The ...
Dear Doctors: I am a 64-year-old woman, and I was shocked when I was told I have lichen sclerosus. I have lesions on my wrist and arms, which cortisone cream has helped. I’m wondering if the ...
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I was so ashamed of itch down there – as a pharmacist, I never knew it could lead to killer cancer
FOR decades, Lorna Riley suffered with an unbearable vaginal itch that simply wouldn’t go away, dismissed as thrush several times. Had the mum-of-two’s true condition been found sooner, she ...
Lichen sclerosus is a chronic, lymphocyte-mediated inflammatory dermatosis of unknown aetiology, characterised by atrophic, porcelain-white patches predominantly affecting the anogenital region of ...
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