Widespread lichen planus in association with Turner's syndrome and multiple endocrinopathies.
A 40-year-old white woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, and Turner's syndrome presented with widespread lichen planus. She also had extensive erosions of her oral and vaginal mucosa, along with diffuse noncicatricial alopecia. The patient's condition was refractory to most topical therapies, and improved with oral psoralen/ultraviolet A. Previous associations of lichen planus with other medical disorders have been described, yet its occurrence with Turner's syndrome is yet unrecognized.
Kurgansky
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Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
Burnett
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D000328:Adult; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*