title: Familial lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in childhood.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is uncommonly reported in family members and is seen occasionally in young children. We report genital LSA in two young sisters who were diagnosed a year apart. The English language literature on familial LSA in childhood is reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2215.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sahn
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Bluestein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oliva
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*