title: The association of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus and autoimmune-related disease in males.
abstract: We have investigated the presence of autoimmune-related diseases and autoantibodies in twenty-five men with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA). These patients had a significantly higher incidence of autoimmune-related disorders than a control population and a higher incidence of autoantibodies than would be expected in the normal male population.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies