title: Sclerotic atrophic plaques associated with a tattoo.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory disease, usually of the anogenital area, that causes intractable itching and soreness. Less commonly, it may have extragenital involvement in 15 to 20% of cases. Lichen sclerosus has been reported at sites of injury as a Koebner phenomenon. We report a case of lichen sclerosus at the site of a tattoo with simultaneous genital involvement.
authors.affiliation: Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Najla A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Al-Dawsari
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Croke
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018459:Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*