title: The co-occurrence of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus and celiac disease.
abstract: A 53-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic for generalized hypo/hyper-pigmented, partially firm and sclerotic plaques with undefined borders. As the skin biopsy taken from the lesion was compatible with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA), the patient was treated with ultraviolet A1 (UVA1) treatment. Upon follow-up, she developed abdominal pain and diarrhea. Further investigation (including endoscopic and laboratory tests) showed signs consistent with celiac disease. After 30 sessions of UVA1 treatment, the skin lesions partially regressed. We present this case because the co-occurrence of LSA and celiac disease is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse Serap
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukaddes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavala
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İlkin
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Zindancı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkanlı
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turkoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zemheri
keywords: Celiac disease; lichen sclerosus et atrophicus; ultraviolet A1