title: Extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus.
abstract: A 76-year-old woman with a history of eczematous dermatitis presented with a 9-month history of a pruritic, eczematous eruption of the trunk. This eruption responded to topical glucocorticoids but recurred on discontinuation of treatment on multiple occasions. A biopsy specimen showed extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. The diagnosis of extragenital lichen sclerosus is reviewed with a comparison to classic lichen sclerosus in terms of clinical features, histopathologic characteristics, and treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Kendra G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Bergstrom
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mengden
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018459:Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*