Objective To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of established genital and extragenital lichen sclerosus(LS)and compare the differences between them. Method The clinicopathological data of 55 patients with established genital and extragenital LS diagnosed by pathological examination in the Department of Dermatology of Beijing Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Results The 55 patients included 11 males and 44 females.Among them,38,15,and 2 patients had genital lesions,extragenital lesions,and both genital and extragenital lesions,respectively.Extragenital LS mainly involved the back(14.55%)and extremities(7.27%).Among the patients,28.30% were asymptomatic,and 73.58% and 24.53% felt itchy and painful,respectively.The asymptomatic patients had a higher proportion in extragenital cases(
Darier Disease ; Extremities ; Female ; Genitalia ; Humans ; Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus/epidemiology* ; Male ; Retrospective Studies

BACKGROUND: Genital skin diseases are common, yet there has been insufficient clinical investigation of these conditions. OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to investigate the epidemiological aspects of genital skin diseases, and to highlight the clinical features of common dermatoses of the genitalia. METHOD: We retrospectively reviewed data of 84 patients biopsied for genital skin lesions at Maryknoll Hospital between September 1991 and August 2004. RESULTS: The ratio of males to females was 2: 1 (56: 28). The most frequent genital skin diseases present were lichen simplex chronicus, condyloma accuminata, irritant contact dermatitis, lichen sclerosus et atropicus and calcinosis cutis in decreasing order of frequency. Of the 84 cases, 42 had patches or plaques, 36 had papules or nodules and 16 had vesicles, erosions or ulcers. CONCLUSION: Our results were similar to other studies in some cases and different from others in other cases. Further investigation with a larger group of patients is necessary to better understand the epidemiology of genital skin diseases.
Calcinosis ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Epidemiology ; Female ; Genitalia* ; Humans ; Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus ; Male ; Neurodermatitis ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin Diseases* ; Skin* ; Ulcer

Carcinoma in Situ ; epidemiology ; etiology ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; surgery ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Humans ; Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus ; epidemiology ; etiology ; pathology ; Prevalence ; Vulvar Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; etiology ; pathology