title: Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in Nigerians.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus has been considered very rare in the native African population. Only seven cases, all among the Bantu, have been described to date. Five cases are now reported and these cases are believed to be the first from West Africa.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology