title: Lichen sclerosus.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus, usually appearing in the dermatologic literature under the names of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, balanitis xerotica obliterans, and kraurosis vulvae, is an inflammatory disease with a multifactorial origin. A past association of lichen sclerosus and genital squamous cell carcinoma is not as close as once thought. Once considered primarily a surgical problem, especially when the genitals were involved, lichen sclerosus will respond to a variety of systemic and topical therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, USAF Lackland AFB, Texas.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Meffert
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Grimwood
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018459:Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis