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Bhattacharjee P, Fatteh SM, Lloyd KL. Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Long-Standing Lichen Sclerosus Et Atrophicus. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52:319-20. [PMID: 14728650 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.05202001_2.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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El Achkar ME, Machado AB, Pereima MJ, Bastos JCF. Análise clínica e estudo anatomopatológico do prepúcio de pacientes submetidos à postectomia. An Bras Dermatol 2004. [DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962004000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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FUNDAMENTOS E OBJETIVO: Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as características histológicas do prepúcio na presença de fimose e a incidência de líquen escleroso (LE) como causa de fimose. MÉTODOS: O Estudo prospectivo incluiu 40 pacientes do sexo masculino com idade entre cinco e 14 anos, com diagnóstico de fimose e indicação cirúrgica como tratamento. Os pacientes - distribuídos em dois grupos em relação ao tempo de doença: fimose primária e secundária - foram submetidos à postectomia no Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, e as peças excisadas, examinadas separadamente por três patologistas. De acordo com as características histopatológicas, os pacientes foram distribuídos em três grupos: achado histológico normal de pele, infiltrado liquenóide e LE. RESULTADOS: As intercorrências clínicas mais freqüentes relatadas pelos pacientes com fimose foram a balanopostite e a infecção do trato urinário (ITU). A maioria deles, 65%, não apresentou alteração histológica da pele; em 22,5% encontrou-se infiltrado liquenóide; e 12,5% dos casos apresentaram alterações próprias de LE. Predominaram os casos de fimose adquirida, representando 57,5% do total. Todos os casos de LE ocorreram nos pacientes com fimose adquirida. A principal indicação cirúrgica desta casuística foi a falência do tratamento clínico (45%), seguida por balanopostite de repetição (25%), estenose grave do prepúcio (17,5%), ITU de repetição (10%) e doença urinária associada (2,5%). CONCLUSÃO: Neste estudo, os autores concluíram que o LE, como causa de fimose, mostrou a incidência de 12,5%.
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Lichen sclerosus is a chronic disorder of the skin and mucosal surfaces, and is most commonly seen on the female genital skin. It also occurs on other areas of the body. Any age group may be affected, although it is seen more often in elderly women. The exact cause of lichen sclerosus is unknown. There have been reports of family members with lichen sclerosus; thus it may have a genetic link. There is also the possibility of an autoimmune connection. Currently, ultra-potent topical corticosteroids are the medical treatment of choice. Other treatments that have been utilized for this condition include testosterone, progesterone, tacrolimus, surgery, and phototherapy. Surgery should be reserved for symptomatic patients who fail to respond to multiple medical treatments, as there is a high recurrence rate following surgery. The risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva approaches 5% in women with vulvar lichen sclerosus, and therefore close surveillance by the healthcare provider and patient is needed. This review discusses the history, clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment of lichen sclerosus of the vulva, as well as pregnancy issues and sexual function in patients with this condition. In addition, problems specific to children with lichen sclerosus are reviewed.
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- Yolanda R Smith
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Michigan Hospitals Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0276, USA.
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Lichen sclerosus, an unusual chronic mucocutaneous condition of the penis, has been found in association with invasive penile cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma has been reported in patients with longstanding lichen sclerosus. The aim of this study was to determine the anatomic distribution and prevalence of lichen sclerosus in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and to search for a correlation with special types of carcinomas. Clinical and pathologic data from 207 penectomy and circumcision specimens with squamous cell carcinomas and giant condylomas were evaluated, and 68 patients with lichen sclerosus were identified. Mean age was 61 years. The preferential anatomic site of lichen sclerosus was the foreskin, but other sites (glans and coronal sulcus) including urethra were also involved. Grossly, the lesions showed white-gray smooth or irregular patches and plaques adjacent to invasive cancers. Microscopically, the lesion was stromal-epithelial with atrophic and hyperplastic epithelium and edematous or densely eosinophilic hyalinized lamina propria. A variable band of lymphocytic infiltration beneath the sclerosis was noted. Lichen sclerosus were preferentially associated with non-human papillomavirus variants of squamous cell carcinoma. When lichen sclerosus was associated with malignancy, it often showed, in addition to the hyperplastic epithelium, a low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. These findings suggest that lichen sclerosus may represent preneoplastic condition for at least some types of penile cancers, in particular those not related to human papillomavirus.
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- Elsa F Velazquez
- Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA.
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Oyama N, Chan I, Neill SM, Hamada T, South AP, Wessagowit V, Wojnarowska F, D'Cruz D, Hughes GJ, Black MM, McGrath JA. Autoantibodies to extracellular matrix protein 1 in lichen sclerosus. Lancet 2003; 362:118-23. [PMID: 12867112 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13863-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lichen sclerosus is a common acquired inflammatory disorder of skin and mucous membranes. The aetiology is unknown, although HLA-subtype susceptibility and high rates of other autoimmune disorders suggest that autoantibodies to specific mucocutaneous antigens are involved. The clinicopathological similarities between lichen sclerosus and lipoid proteinosis, which results from mutations in extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1), suggest this protein as an autoantigen. METHODS We analysed serum autoantibody profiles in 171 individuals (86 with lichen sclerosus, 85 healthy controls) by immunoblotting of extracts from normal human skin and lipoid proteinosis skin (lacking ECM1). We generated a full-length glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein for ECM1 to confirm specific immunoreactivity. We affinity-purified serum from patients with lichen sclerosus and did indirect immunofluorescence microscopy on normal skin with or without preabsorption with recombinant ECM1. FINDINGS By immunoblotting, IgG autoantibodies were found in 20 (67% [95% CI 45-84]) of 30 lichen sclerosus serum samples. The highest titre was 1 in 20. The bands were not detected in ECM1-deficient substrate. These samples, and those from 56 other patients with lichen sclerosus, showed immunoreactivity to the recombinant ECM1 protein (64 of 86 positive; 74% [65-84]). Only six (7% [2-13]) of 85 control serum samples were positive. Affinity-purified IgG from serum of patients with lichen sclerosus labelled skin similarly to a polyclonal antibody to ECM1. The positive staining was blocked by preabsorption with excess recombinant ECM1 protein. INTERPRETATION These findings provide evidence for a specific humoral immune response to ECM1 in lichen sclerosus and offer insight into disease diagnosis, monitoring, and approaches to treatment.
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- Noritaka Oyama
- Department of Immunofluorescence, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Division of Skin Sciences, Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' School of Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Assmann T, Becker-Wegerich P, Grewe M, Megahed M, Ruzicka T. Tacrolimus ointment for the treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 48:935-7. [PMID: 12789187 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus is generally considered difficult. Ultrapotent corticosteroids represent the most effective topical treatment, but carry the risk of side effects such as skin atrophy. We describe a 71-year-old woman with long-standing vulvar lichen sclerosus refractory to conventional treatment. After 6 consecutive weeks of treatment with tacrolimus ointment 0.1% (Protopic) twice daily, signs and symptoms of lichen sclerosus resolved. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of topical tacrolimus, which does not induce skin atrophy, in the treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus.
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- Till Assmann
- Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Nasca MR, Panetta C, Micali G, Innocenzi D. Microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma arising on lichen sclerosus of the penis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2003; 17:337-9. [PMID: 12702081 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00742.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The case of a 70-year-old white man with a 10-year history of penile lichen sclerosus (LS) who developed microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma on LS is described. A high incidence of penile cancer arising on genital LS has recently been observed. The authors stress the importance of an adequate diagnosis and long-term follow-up in patients with penile LS because of the malignant potential of the disease.
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- M R Nasca
- Clinica Dermatologica, Università di Catania, Piazza S Agata La Vetere 6, 95124 Catania, Italy.
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Perceau G, Derancourt C, Clavel C, Durlach A, Pluot M, Lardennois B, Bernard P. Lichen sclerosus is frequently present in penile squamous cell carcinomas but is not always associated with oncogenic human papillomavirus. Br J Dermatol 2003; 148:934-8. [PMID: 12786823 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may occur on pre-existing lesions of lichen sclerosus (LS). However, the prevalence of histological changes of LS in penile SCC is not well established. Moreover, mucosal oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are sometimes detected in penile SCC, but have not been systematically sought in LS-associated penile SCC. OBJECTIVES To establish the prevalence of LS histological changes and of mucosal oncogenic HPV in a series of patients with penile SCC. METHODS Consecutive cases of histologically proven penile SCC from a single university hospital over a 14-year period were retrospectively selected and reviewed. Histological signs of LS were systematically sought. HPV was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA from paraffin-embedded skin samples using general primers GP5+/GP6+ (allowing detection of mucosal HPV) and oncogenic type 16-, 18-, 31- and 33-specific primers. RESULTS Eighteen cases of penile SCC were found. The mean +/- SD age of patients at diagnosis was 67.3 (14.5 years). In eight of 18 (44%) cases, SCC was associated with histological features of LS. Seventeen skin biopsy specimens of SCC (nine without and eight with LS histology) were subjected to PCR amplification for HPV. Mucosal HPV was detected in six of them (35%). Five of nine SCCs without histological features of LS were positive for mucosal HPV: three with HPV type 16 and two with only general primers. In contrast, all eight SCCs associated with LS were negative for oncogenic HPV types, although one was positive with general primers. CONCLUSIONS Penile SCC seems to be frequently associated with LS histological changes. As with vulval SCC, we found that non-LS-associated penile SCC tended to be frequently associated with oncogenic HPV infection, whereas LS-associated penile SCC was not. Larger series are needed to confirm this association.
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- G Perceau
- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Robert-Debré, Avenue du Maréchal Koenig, F-51092 Reims cedex, France
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Lichen sclerosus is a chronic skin condition, which offers many challenges to the clinician. It affects men, women and children, and usually occurs in the anogenital area. The clinical signs can be confused with those seen in sexual abuse in children. The underlying cause is unknown; however, there is a strong association with autoimmune disorders, and immunogenetic studies have demonstrated a link with HLA DQ7. Patients suffer significant morbidity as a consequence of the intractable symptoms, physical scarring and psychosexual damage. Support groups may be helpful for some patients. Potent topical corticosteroids have been shown to be effective. There is a 5% incidence of squamous cell carcinoma, and all suspicious lesions should be biopsied. It is unclear whether the risk of malignancy is changed with the use of topical corticosteroids, as there is a potential risk of triggering a latent infection of human papillomavirus. A multidisciplinary approach to care is required and ideally all patients should attend a dedicated clinic and be offered long-term monitoring.
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- G L Tasker
- Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Edwards QT, Saunders-Goldson S. Lichen sclerosus of the vulva in women: assessment, diagnosis, and management for the nurse practitioner. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS 2003; 15:115-9. [PMID: 12696541 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2003.tb00267.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the etiology, clinical manifestations, assessment, and management of vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS) in women. DATA SOURCES Selected research and clinical articles in professional journals and online websites, peer review, educational technical bulletin from professional organization and the authors' professional clinical experiences. CONCLUSIONS Vulvar LS can manifest with varied symptoms that may mimic other common vulvar disorders such as infections. Careful assessment of the vulva and biopsy of any suspicious skin changes are needed for diagnosis and management of vulvar LS. Treatment with high-potency topical corticosteroids may alleviate uncomfortable symptoms and reduce physical changes. Follow-up management is essential to check for progressing problems such as introital stenosis and to assess for skin changes that may indicate vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Accurate diagnosis and successful management of vulvar LS requires thorough assessment of the genitalia, knowledge of the disorder and appropriate treatment and follow-up management.
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Kastner U, Altmeyer P. Kryochirurgie - ultima ratio oder chirurgische Alternative beim vulvaren Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSAV)? Cryotherapy in the treatment of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the vulva (LSAV). J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2003; 1:206-11. [PMID: 16285496 DOI: 10.1046/j.1610-0387.2003.03517.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The treatment of LSAV consists mainly of topical corticosteroids, progesterone or testosterone. Often these approaches neither improve the clinical findings nor relieve the symptoms. We evaluated cryotherapy as a possible therapeutic option. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nine girls (age between 5 and 15 years, mean 9 years) and 22 women (age between 33 to 74 years, mean 54 years) with clinically and histologically confirmed LSAV were treated with cryotherapy. RESULTS All patients experienced improvement of their clinical signs and symptoms. Five patients had a second cycle of cryotherapy after an average of 10,6 months; 2 women were treated a third time. CONCLUSIONS Cryotherapy is an effective therapeutic option for LSAV. It has few side effects and seems to be an attractive alternative especially in children.
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- U Kastner
- Dermatologische Klinik der Ruhruniversität Bochum im St. Josef-Hospital
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Kizer WS, Prarie T, Morey AF. Balanitis xerotica obliterans: epidemiologic distribution in an equal access health care system. South Med J 2003; 96:9-11. [PMID: 12602705 DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200301000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND We analyzed the incidence of balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) by both age and ethnicity at an equal-access health care facility. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed discharge records from 1997 to 1999 at Brooke Army Medical Center to determine ethnicity and age of patients with BXO. RESULTS Of 153,432 male patients, 108 (0.070%) had a diagnosis of BXO. The age distribution was similar over a range from 2 to 90 years, with the exception of the third decade, when the incidence almost doubled. Black and Hispanic patients had twice the incidence found in white patients (10.59, 10.67 and 5.07 per 10,000 patients, respectively). CONCLUSION At our equal-access health care facility, the incidence of BXO in black and Hispanic patients was double that in whites. This unexpected finding, in concert with the greater incidence in the third decade, may result from greater access to medical attention for these patients in the military setting. Nevertheless, further research into the origin of the disease is warranted.
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- William S Kizer
- Department of Urology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA
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Vaccaro M, Guarneri F, Borgia F, Cannavò SP, Benvenga S. Association of lichen sclerosus and autoimmune thyroiditis: possible role of Borrelia burgdorferi? Thyroid 2002; 12:1147-8. [PMID: 12593730 DOI: 10.1089/105072502321085261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mario Vaccaro
- Institute of Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Jensen T, Worsaae N, Melgaard B. Oral lichen sclerosus et atrophicus: a case report. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 2002; 94:702-6. [PMID: 12464894 DOI: 10.1067/moe.2002.129185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease usually affecting the female genitalia. Involvement of the oral mucosa is extremely rare but is sometimes the only manifestation of the disease. A review of the literature has disclosed only 10 histopathologically verified cases of oral LSA. We present another case with a solitary oral LSA lesion and summarize the current knowledge about this rare oral mucosal lesion.
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- Thomas Jensen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
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Jiménez Y, Bagán JV, Milián MA, Gavaldá C, Scully C. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus manifesting with localized loss of periodontal attachment. Oral Dis 2002; 8:310-3. [PMID: 12477064 DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2002.02858.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disorder of uncertain aetiology that is clinically characterized by the appearance of well delimited white plaques or papules, preferentially affecting the skin and genitals, and more rarely the oral cavity. We present the case of a woman with LSA limited to the oral cavity in the form of a well delimited, flat whitish lesion affecting the vestibular gingiva of the right upper incisors and left central incisor, and extending towards the vestibular fundus and frenulum of the upper lip. Widening of the periodontal space was observed, with gingival recession and attachment loss limited to these teeth. Local corticosteroid injections caused the mucosal lesion but not the periodontal alterations to resolve. Emphasis is placed on the importance of knowledge of this condition in relation to establishing a diagnosis, and on its periodontal repercussions.
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- Y Jiménez
- Valencia University, Valencia, Spain
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These guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists. They present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines, and a brief overview of epidemiological aspects, diagnosis and investigation.
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- S M Neill
- St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, UK
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Vergara G, Betloch I, Albares MP, Pascual JC, Guijarro J, Botella R. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus arising in urethrostomy scar. Int J Dermatol 2002; 41:619-21. [PMID: 12358841 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01486_6.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Criado PR, Lima FHSD, Miguel DS, Valente NYS, Vasconcellos C, Sittart JAS. Lichen sclerosus--a keratotic variant. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2002; 16:504-5. [PMID: 12428848 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00542.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We describe an unusual case of keratotic lichen sclerosus with extragenital and genital lesions in a 34-year-old Brazilian man. The disease was characterized by several erythematous and brownish keratotic papules on the man's back, trunk and extensor areas of the limbs; histologic findings were typical of lichen sclerosus. Others atypical extragenital forms of lichen sderosus are discussed.
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- P R Criado
- Dermatology Unit, Hospital do Servidor Público, Estadual de São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cicatricial pemphigoid is an autoimmune bullous disease that has a predilection for mucous membranes and often results in scarring. We describe a case of cicatricial pemphigoid with severe involvement of the glans penis, which, despite systemic therapy, led to phimosis.
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- John C Fueston
- Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Basak PY, Basak K. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the scalp: satisfactory response to acitretin. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2002; 16:183-5. [PMID: 12046836 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00392_10.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kreuter A, Gambichler T, Avermaete A, Happe M, Bacharach-Buhles M, Hoffmann K, Jansen T, Altmeyer P, von Kobyletzki G. Low-dose ultraviolet A1 phototherapy for extragenital lichen sclerosus: results of a preliminary study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46:251-5. [PMID: 11807437 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.118552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease in which numerous therapies have been used, with only limited success. Because low-dose UVA1 phototherapy has been shown to be an effective treatment option for localized scleroderma, which shares several similar clinical and histologic features with LS, we initiated a clinical trial with this phototherapeutic modality in patients with LS. METHODS Ten patients suffering from extragenital LS were treated with low-dose UVA1 phototherapy 4 times weekly with single UVA1 doses of 20 J/cm(2). Forty treatment sessions were performed within 10 weeks, resulting in a cumulative UVA1 dose of 800 J/cm(2). RESULTS Low-dose UVA1 phototherapy resulted in a marked reduction of the clinical score and a significant (P <.05) decrease of ultrasonographically measured skin thickness as well as a highly significant (P <.001) increase of dermal density. The patients reported a remarkable softening and repigmentation of the affected skin. CONCLUSION Analogous to the treatment results in localized scleroderma, low-dose UVA1 phototherapy seems to be an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for extragenital LS.
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- Alexander Kreuter
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
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Vignale Peirano R, Acosta Dibarraz G, Paciel Vaz J, González Domínguez V. Presencia del virus del papiloma humano en lesiones de liquen escleroso y atrófico vulvar. Estudio por inmunohistoquímica e hibridización in situ. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(02)76596-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Women live one-third of their lives in the post-menopausal state. Significant hormonal alterations occur at the time of menopause, leading to a range of physiological disorders affecting multiple organ systems in the body. The effects of menopause on the skin have been underresearched. Many skin changes occur at the time of menopause and the cutaneous effects of hormone replacement therapy are significant. Menopausal changes in hormones may alter the biomechanical properties of the skin and certain disorders are more common in menopausal women, such as lichen sclerosus, atrophic vulvovaginitis, flushing and dysaesthetic vulvodynia. Hair and oral changes may also be associated. As the average life expectancy increases, dermatologists need to be familiar with skin diseases affecting women in this age group.
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- N Wines
- Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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Powell J, Robson A, Cranston D, Wojnarowska F, Turner R. High incidence of lichen sclerosus in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. Br J Dermatol 2001; 145:85-9. [PMID: 11453912 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04287.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a well-documented association between lichen sclerosus (LS) and vulval carcinoma in women; however, until recently, there have only been anecdotal reports of penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) occurring in men with LS. OBJECTIVE The incidence of penile carcinoma occurring on a background of LS remains uncertain, and we wished to examine this possible association further. METHOD To address this, all the cases (n = 20) of penile SCC held on our pathology database (4 years) were examined. Histology was reviewed, blind to the clinical picture, for evidence of LS, applying strict histological criteria. Subsequently, clinical notes were reviewed for history of LS before the SCC presented, and history of previous circumcision, treatments, node involvement, metastases and death. RESULTS In eight cases, evidence of LS was found in the excision specimen. Seven of these had well-differentiated SCC. In the 12 cases with no evidence of LS, only three were well differentiated. With case note review, seven had a history of LS (four with histological LS), sometimes preceding the SCC by 10 years. These all had well-differentiated SCC. Ten of the 20 patients are dead, seven from metastatic disease. Four deaths occurred in the 'well-differentiated LS' group, but only one from penile SCC metastatic disease. CONCLUSIONS There appears to be a definite association between SCC of the penis and the presence of LS, similar to that reported between LS and vulval SCC in women. Of the 20 patients with penile SCC studied, 11 had a clinical history and/or histological evidence of LS. However, clinical presentation of the LS or need for circumcision may precede the SCC by many years. As follow-up is impractical, counselling at the time of diagnosis is very important, and it is essential that medical practitioners are aware of this association so that the subsequent risk from SCC is reduced.
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- J Powell
- Department of Dermatology, The Churchill, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK.
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von Krogh G, Horenblas S. Diagnosis and clinical presentation of premalignant lesions of the penis. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. SUPPLEMENTUM 2001:201-14. [PMID: 11144899 DOI: 10.1080/00365590050509931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Although a considerable number of penile cancers may arise de novo, certain potentially premalignant conditions do exist. We account in some detail for precancerous growths, which may initially be misclassified and not submitted to proper therapy and follow-up. At one end of the spectrum disorders exist that are generally considered as medically benign, such as warty tumors; at the other end growths occur that are highly indicative of being potentially invasive, i.e. giant condylomas, bowenoid papulosis, eythroplasia of Queyrat and Bowen's disease. We also focus on elucidating the clinical behavior of some inflammatory conditions, which may either be of pathogenic significance for squamous cell carcinoma development or give rise to differential diagnostic problems, most importantly lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). We advocate a vigilant approach for histopathological evaluation whenever any clinical diagnostic uncertainty or therapeutic recalcitrance exists. We also favor the administration of highly active topical therapy against penile chronic inflammatory conditions such as lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, careful clinical follow-up of these cases and surgical treatment of phimosis.
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- G von Krogh
- Department of Dermatovenereology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Breier F, Khanakah G, Stanek G, Kunz G, Aberer E, Schmidt B, Tappeiner G. Isolation and polymerase chain reaction typing of Borrelia afzelii from a skin lesion in a seronegative patient with generalized ulcerating bullous lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Br J Dermatol 2001; 144:387-92. [PMID: 11251580 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04034.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A 64-year-old woman presented with bullous and ulcerating lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) on the neck, trunk, genital and perigenital area and the extremities. Histology of lesional skin showed the typical manifestations of LSA; in one of the biopsies spirochaetes were detected by silver staining. Despite treatment with four courses of ceftriaxone with or without methylprednisone for up to 20 days, progression of LSA was only stopped for a maximum of 1 year. Spirochaetes were isolated from skin cultures obtained from enlarging LSA lesions. These spirochaetes were identified as Borrelia afzelii by sodium dodecyl sulphate--polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses. However, serology for B. burgdorferi sensu lato was repeatedly negative. After one further 28-day course of ceftriaxone the lesions stopped expanding and sclerosis of the skin was diminished. At this time cultures for spirochaetes and PCR of lesional skin for B. afzelii DNA remained negative. These findings suggest a pathogenetic role for B. afzelii in the development of LSA and a beneficial effect of appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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- F Breier
- Department of Dermatology, Lainz Municipal Hospital, Wolkersbergenstrasse 1, A-1130 Vienna, Austria.
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Kiss A, Csontai A, Pirót L, Nyirády P, Merksz M, Király L. The response of balanitis xerotica obliterans to local steroid application compared with placebo in children. J Urol 2001; 165:219-20. [PMID: 11125410 DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200101000-00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We evaluated the clinical effectiveness of topical steroid application for balanitis xerotica obliterans in children and analyzed the association of any clinical response with histological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized study included 40 boys in whom balanitis xerotica obliterans was diagnosed clinically by cicatricial phimosis. The severity of phimosis was graded into 4 groups. Patients were randomized to receive the topical application of 0.05% mometasone furoate or placebo. After 5 weeks phimosis severity was reevaluated and all patients underwent circumcision. Surgical specimens were histologically typed as an early, intermediate or late form of balanitis xerotica obliterans. RESULTS Seven patients were withdrawn from the study. In the steroid group 7 boys had clinical improvement and 10 had no change. Histological study showed an early, intermediate and late form of balanitis xerotica obliterans in 5, 5 and 7 cases, respectively. Of cases with clinical improvement 5 were the early and 2 the intermediate type. In the placebo group 5 cases worsened clinically and 11 did not change. Histological evaluation revealed an early, intermediate and late form of balanitis xerotica obliterans in 3, 7 and 6 boys, respectively. Of the 5 cases with histological worsening, disease was the early, intermediate and late type in 2, 2 and 1, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Applying a potent topical steroid affects improvement in balanitis xerotica obliterans in the histologically early and intermediate stages of disease, and may inhibit further worsening in the late stage.
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- A Kiss
- Departments of Urology and Pathology, Heim Pál Children's Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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Choi SW, Yang JE, Park HJ, Kim CW. A case of extragenital lichen sclerosus following Blaschko's lines. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43:903-4. [PMID: 11044817 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.101876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Extragenital lichen sclerosus is most common on the neck, shoulders, and upper portion of the trunk. A 20-year-old Korean man had asymptomatic, well-demarcated, linear violaceous plaques on the left lateral chest, in a pattern corresponding to the lines of Blaschko. We describe a case with a pattern of extragenital lichen sclerosus following Blaschko's lines.
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- S W Choi
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505, Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-040 Korea.
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Cabaleiro P, Drut RM, Drut R. Lymphohistiocytic and granulomatous phlebitis in penile lichen sclerosus. Am J Dermatopathol 2000; 22:316-20. [PMID: 10949456 DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200008000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that may affect the genital and/or extragenital skin of individuals of either sex at all ages. In boys, the prepuce is the most common site of involvement. The diagnostic criteria of LS include the presence of inflammatory infiltrates mainly composed of T lymphocytes. We report on two cases of LS of the prepuce because of the unusual feature of lymphocytic (CD45RO+ and CD20+), histiocytic (CD68+), and granulomatous phlebitis. This lesion was not present in a group of another 18 cases of childhood penile LS. We have not been able to find any references describing and illustrating inflammatory involvement of the dermal vein walls in LS. Unlike the data reported in the literature, the dermal inflammatory infiltrates of these two cases showed a similar proportion of B and T lymphocytes in addition to frequent CD68+ histiocytes.
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- P Cabaleiro
- Servicio de Pathología, Hospital de Niños Superiora Sor María Ludovica, La Plata, Argentina
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The purpose of this study was to survey nursing home women residents for pathologies in the vulvovaginal area. A total of 96 nursing and skilled nursing elderly woman, from four long-term care (LTC) wards entered the study. The average age was 82 (range 66-98). A total of 88% were wheel chair bound, 86% were urinary incontinent and 80% were communication handicapped. A total of 29% of the examined women had vulvovaginal pathologies. Atrophic vaginitis was detected in 14 cases. Candida vaginitis was found in four cases. Six women had uterine prolapse, three had lichen sclerosus and two had cervical polyps. Such a high rate of findings is probably influenced by age related changes, immobilization and incontinence. This study, a first of its kind emphasizes the importance of routine vulvovaginal examination in elderly LTC women.
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Riddell L, Edwards A, Sherrard J. Clinical features of lichen sclerosus in men attending a department of genitourinary medicine. Sex Transm Infect 2000; 76:311-3. [PMID: 11026891 PMCID: PMC1744198 DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.4.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To characterise the clinical presentation and response to treatment of lichen sclerosus (LS) in men attending a department of genitourinary medicine. METHODS A case note review of all men attending a GUM department over a 32 month period, who had been diagnosed as having LS. RESULTS 66 men were seen with genital LS. The mean age at diagnosis was 36.5 years but symptoms had been present for up to 10 years before the diagnosis was made. 55 men underwent biopsy and the diagnosis was made histologically in 47 of these men. At the time of presentation 30% of men had no symptoms relating to their LS. All were treated with potent topical steroids and surgery was avoided in nearly all of them. CONCLUSIONS LS is not uncommon in men presenting to a GUM department, and is often asymptomatic. The disease responds well to potent topical steroids allowing the normal anatomy to be preserved in most individuals.
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- L Riddell
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
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Farris DR, Hardy D, Kagen MH, Don PC, Weinberg JM. Extragenital pigmented lichen sclerosus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2000; 14:322-4. [PMID: 11204533 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00078-8.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) infection has been implicated in the development of morphea and lichen sclerosus; however, conflicting results have been reported with different investigational methods from different regions. We looked for evidence of Bb in patients with morphea and lichen sclerosus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of of skin biopsy samples. METHODS Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsy samples from 10 patients with morphea and 12 patients with lichen sclerosus were investigated by PCR analysis for the presence of Bb. RESULTS The presence of Bb DNA was demonstrated in three of 10 patients with morphea and six of 12 patients with lichen sclerosus by nested PCR. CONCLUSIONS The data obtained in this study suggest that Bb may play a role in the etiopathogenesis of both morphea and lichen sclerosus at least in the western parts of Turkey.
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- S Ozkan
- Departments of Dermatology and Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dokuz Eylül, Izmir, Turkey
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Rabinowitz R, Rosenthal G, Yerushalmy J, Lifshitz T. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca associated with lichen sclerosus at atrophicus. Eye (Lond) 2000; 14 ( Pt 1):103-4. [PMID: 10755114 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Many dermatoses become manifest in the genital region. Some of them are specific for this anatomical site; other lesions of the penis are associated with systemic dermatological diseases. Medical history, clinical inspection of the whole integument and optional microbiological or histological examination of the lesions will lead to a correct diagnosis. Dermatoses of the penis (glans penis and/or prepuce) may be symptoms of general diseases or specific alterations of the genital region. The differential diagnoses of penile dermatoses include infections, balanitides, neoplastic diseases, trauma, papulosqamous or systemic diseases, fixed drug reactions, allergic or irritant contact dermatitis and miscellaneous lesions. Since andrologists pay special attention to the inspection and palpation of the male genital region, they should possess knowledge of dermatologically relevant penile lesions.
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- F M Köhn
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Technical University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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BACKGROUND Genital lichen sclerosus (LS) has sporadically been reported to be associated with penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of malignant degeneration in a series of male patients affected by genital LS. METHODS All cases of histologically proven epithelial malignancy associated with penile LS recorded in our pathology files over a 10-year period (1987-1997) were reviewed. Assessment for presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) was performed from paraffin-embedded tissues using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS Five of 86 white and uncircumcised men with genital LS (mean age at diagnosis, 53 years; range, 22-83 years) showed malignant or premalignant histopathologic features: 3 had SCC, one had erythroplasia of Queyrat (unifocal SCC in situ), and one verrucous carcinoma. The average lag time from onset of LS was 17 years (range, 10-23 years). Histologically, transition from LS to frank neoplastic foci was evident in all cases of SCC. In these SCC cases, areas of epithelial dysplasia were well evident at the tumor periphery. In the remaining cases, the histologic findings were consistent with erythroplasia of Queyrat and verrucous carcinoma. PCR detected HPV 16 infection in 4 of the 5 cases; one SCC patient was negative for HPV. CONCLUSION Malignant changes were associated with 5.8% of the cases of penile LS in our series. Therefore patients with genital LS are at considerable risk of the development of penile SCC, as well as other epithelial and in situ carcinomas, namely verrucous carcinoma and erythroplasia of Queyrat. HPV infection probably plays a major role because 4 of 5 patients were positive for HPV. Histologically, epithelial dysplasia may represent a precancerous stage before the development of neoplasia in atrophic nonproliferative LS lesions, as its presence at the tumor periphery in our SCC biopsy samples seemed to suggest.
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- M R Nasca
- Dermatology Clinics, University of Catania, and University "La Sapienza," Rome
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Aynaud O, Piron D, Casanova JM. Incidence of preputial lichen sclerosus in adults: histologic study of circumcision specimens. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 41:923-6. [PMID: 10570374 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70247-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Narrowing of the prepuce in men is poorly documented, and the causes are often unknown, except in the case of clinical infections or skin diseases such as lichen sclerosus (LS). OBJECTIVE We conducted a histologic study of circumcision specimens with phimosis or paraphimosis. METHODS This prospective study included 43 men with contraction referred for circumcision. RESULTS LS was present in 32% of cases, but only 12% of these cases of LS had not been diagnosed before circumcision. In 31% of cases the histologic findings were normal. Subacute nonspecific inflammatory changes were diagnosed in 37% of all cases, and secondary narrowing of the prepuce in 62% of cases. It is probable that this histologic modification of the preputial mucosa is involved in narrowing of the prepuce. CONCLUSION Phimosis in young adults is usually not associated with LS (only 14%). In contrast, most older patients had secondary phimosis caused by progressive LS (40%) or subacute nonspecific inflammatory changes (40%). Although all cases of phimosis in men should be treated by complete circumcision to prevent penile cancer, paraphimosis associated with preputial dyspareunia, with the exception of cases associated with LS, can be treated by corrective surgery.
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- O Aynaud
- Collège Européen et Francophone d'Urologie Libérale, Paris, France
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McNiff JM, Glusac EJ, Lazova RZ, Carroll CB. Morphea limited to the superficial reticular dermis: an underrecognized histologic phenomenon. Am J Dermatopathol 1999; 21:315-9. [PMID: 10446770 DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199908000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Morphea (localized scleroderma) is a disease of unknown etiology, presenting as circumscribed areas of indurated skin. Histologically, most cases of morphea feature thickened collagen bundles in the deep reticular dermis, sometimes also extending into the superficial dermis or into the subcutis. We present six cases of morphea in which typical histologic features were restricted to the superficial dermis and contrast these with 27 additional biopsies of conventional morphea seen during the same time period. Sections were stained for elastic fibers, and dermal dendritic cells were labeled with antibodies to CD34 and Factor XIIIa. All six cases showed thickened collagen bundles restricted to the superficial dermis, sparing the deep dermis and without associated evidence of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA). Dermal elastic fibers were not appreciably decreased in number. There was loss of CD34-positive dermal spindle cells in each of our six superficial examples of morphea, which was restricted to the area of altered collagen in four of the six cases. This report highlights the distinctly uncommon phenomenon of morphea presenting solely as alteration of the superficial reticular dermis, without features of LSA. The selective loss of CD34-labeled spindle cells may provide information regarding the role of these putative immune accessory cells in morphea. Recognition of this manifestation of morphea may be helpful diagnostically.
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- J M McNiff
- Department of Dermatopathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8059, USA
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Clifton MM, Garner IB, Kohler S, Smoller BR. Immunohistochemical evaluation of androgen receptors in genital and extragenital lichen sclerosus: evidence for loss of androgen receptors in lesional epidermis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 41:43-6. [PMID: 10411409 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70404-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduction of lichen sclerosus has been seen with topical testosterone, and spontaneous resolution has been attributed to increasing androgen levels. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to investigate the role of androgens in lichen sclerosus by studying lesional skin and site-specific normal skin for the presence of androgen receptors. METHODS Immunoperoxidase staining for androgen receptors was performed on lesional tissue from 31 patients and microscopically compared with site-specific normal skin. RESULTS Androgen receptors were present in normal genital and extragenital skin. Lesional genital and extragenital areas showed decreased staining compared with site-specific controls. Finally staining was decreased in histologically well-developed lesions compared with early lesions. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence for the loss of androgen receptors with disease progression in both genital and extragenital skin affected by lichen sclerosus. These findings support a hormonal pathogenesis of lichen sclerosus and may be significant in the treatment of the disease.
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- M M Clifton
- Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
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Lichen sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes substantial discomfort and morbidity, most commonly in adult women, but also in men and children. Any skin site may be affected (and, rarely, the oral mucosa) but lichen sclerosus is most common in the anogenital area, where it causes intractable itching and soreness. In children, the disorder may be confused with changes seen in sexual abuse. Progression to destructive scarring is common. There is increased risk of developing vulval cancer, and there are links with penile cancer. Patients should be kept under long-term review. Lichen sclerosus can occur without symptoms, and the exact prevalence is uncertain. It occurs most commonly in women at times of low sex hormone output. The underlying cause is unknown, but there seems to be a genetic susceptibility and a link with autoimmune mechanisms. The wart virus and the spirochaete borrelia have been suggested but not substantiated as infective triggers. The Koebner phenomenon is known to occur (lichen sclerosus occurs in skin already scarred or damaged), so trauma, injury, and sexual abuse have been suggested as possible triggers of symptoms in genetically predisposed people. The treatment of choice for anogenital lichen sclerosus is potent topical corticosteroid ointment for a limited time. Circumcision may be indicated in men, and surgery may be considered in women, to relieve effects of scarring or to treat coexisting carcinoma. Current research aims to identify a treatable cause of lichen sclerosus, to identify patients at risk of scarring and of malignant disorders, and to find target pathways for therapeutic intervention.
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- J J Powell
- Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK
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Dahlman-Ghozlan K, Hedblad MA, von Krogh G. Penile lichen sclerosus et atrophicus treated with clobetasol dipropionate 0.05% cream: a retrospective clinical and histopathological study. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 40:451-7. [PMID: 10071317 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70496-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment with clobetasol propionate 0.05% cream is effective against lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) of the vulva. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate whether clinical and histologic responses to topical clobetasol can be accomplished in penile LSA. METHODS A self-assessment questionnaire was obtained from 22 men with LSA, and a clinical examination was performed in 21 of them. Biopsy specimens from 15 cases were compared before and after treatment. RESULTS Itching, burning, pain, dyspareunia, phimosis, and dysuria decreased significantly (P < .001 to .05) after 1 to 2 daily applications, for a mean of 7.1 weeks (2-16 weeks). Additional operation for phimosis was required in 6 of the 22 men. All histologic LSA criteria were significantly (P < .01 to .05) reduced after treatment. CONCLUSION Topical treatment of penile LSA with clobetasol propionate represents a safe and effective therapy with no risk of epidermal atrophy but with some potential for triggering latent infections, most importantly human papillomavirus.
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- K Dahlman-Ghozlan
- Department of Dermatovenereology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rubio JFP, Revenga AF, Alfaro TJ, Ramirez GT. Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis arising on lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1999. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb01006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shelley WB, Shelley ED, Grunenwald MA, Anders TJ, Ramnath A. Long-term antibiotic therapy for balanitis xerotica obliterans. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 40:69-72. [PMID: 9922014 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70529-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In an open uncontrolled study of 3 patients with balanitis xerotica obliterans we have observed significant improvement after long-term systemic antibiotic therapy. Two of the patients noticed softening of the skin as well as disappearance of pruritus, tenderness, and inflammatory changes within 3 weeks of receiving oral and intramuscular penicillin. The third patient experienced the same degree of improvement after a regimen of dirithromycin, 500 mg/day. Stopping the antiobiotic for 1 month resulted in relapse, with improvement again on resumption.
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- W B Shelley
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614-5809, USA
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Azurdia RM, Luzzi GA, Byren I, Welsh K, Wojnarowska F, Marren P, Edwards A. Lichen sclerosus in adult men: a study of HLA associations and susceptibility to autoimmune disease. Br J Dermatol 1999; 140:79-83. [PMID: 10215772 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02611.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Lichen sclerosus is a skin disorder of unknown prevalence affecting both men and women, and several studies have established HLA associations in women with this disease. Autoimmune disease associations in the form of a personal and/or family history of autoimmune disease have also been shown to be related to lichen sclerosus. In this study, we examined 58 men (mean age 38 years) with lichen sclerosus, 39 of whom had histologically proven disease. HLA tissue typing by phototyping was performed on these patients and contrasted with that of 602 control subjects. There was no difference in antigen frequencies of the HLA class I loci. The patient group was found to have an increased frequency of several HLA antigens of the class II loci: DR11, 13 of 58 (22%) patients vs. 75 of 602 (13%) control subjects (P = 0.05); DR12, five of 58 (9%) patients vs. 16 of 602 (3%) control subjects (P = 0.04); DQ7, 26 of 58 (45%) patients vs. 189 of 602 (31%) control subjects (P = 0.05). There were few autoimmune disease associations: two of 58 (3%) patients had a personal history of a different autoimmune disease, two patients were found to have abnormal thyroid function and six of 58 (10%) had a first-degree relative with an autoimmune disease. There was no difference in the frequency of the autoimmune haplotype HLA A1, B8, DR3/17, DQ2 compared with the control population. HLA DQ7 has now been shown to occur more frequently in both male and female patients with lichen sclerosus, which may reflect the immunopathogenesis of the disease. Autoimmune disease associations, however, are less common in men with lichen sclerosus.
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- R M Azurdia
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, U.K
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English JC, King DH, Foley JP. Penile shaft hypopigmentation: lichen sclerosus occurring after the initiation of alprostadil intracavernous injections for erectile dysfunction. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998; 39:801-3. [PMID: 9810901 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70057-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- J C English
- Dermatology Service, Evans Army Community Hospital, Ft. Carson, Colorado, USA
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