title: Linear oro-facial lichen sclerosus.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus is a depigmenting mucocutaneous disorder that most frequently affects the female genitalia. Lichen sclerosus affecting the oral mucosa is extremely rare. Oral lesions are asymptomatic but cosmetically unacceptable. We report here a case of lichen sclerosus presenting with a linear lesion over the nose that extended to involve the philtrum and the upper lip with intraoral extension up to the gingiva. Treatment with a short course of oral and intralesional corticosteroids resulted in partial resolution of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Venereology and Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Thami
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kanwar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D018459:Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone