A Case fo Pigmented Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus.
- Author:
Joong Hwan KIM
;
Gi Chul HAN
;
Jang Ho BYEN
;
Choong Sang KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dermis;
Female;
Humans;
Hydrocortisone;
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus*;
Lichens*;
Middle Aged;
Pigmentation;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1981;19(1):123-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is an uncommon condition of the skin with small white macular or atrophic plaques which predominantly affects the genital regions of middle aged and elderly women. We present an atypical case of LSA on a 58 year old woman. The patient had a brownish-black colored patch of 2.5 * 7.0 cm in size on the right clavicular area of one year's duration. The histopatholgy of the lesion disclosed classical findings of LSA. A marked incontinence of pigment is noted in the upper dermis which accounts for the clinical picture of the lesion. She was treated with topical hydrocortisone cream resulting in a marked diminution of pigmentation.
