Familial lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in childhood.
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.
Sahn
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Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2215.
Bluestein
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Oliva
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*