Lichen Sclerosus Atrophicus [LSA] in the Areolae: A Case Report

L. Padmavathy; L. Lakshmana Rao; M. Dhana Lakshmi; N. Sylvester; N. Ethirajan

doi:10.1155/2012/825963

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine (Jan 2012)

Lichen Sclerosus Atrophicus [LSA] in the Areolae: A Case Report

L. Padmavathy,
L. Lakshmana Rao,
M. Dhana Lakshmi,
N. Sylvester,
N. Ethirajan

Affiliations

L. Padmavathy: Dermatology, Urban Health Centre, RMMC, Annamalai University, B3, RSA Complex, Annamalai Nagar 608002, India
L. Lakshmana Rao: Division of Pathology, RMMC, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002 T.N., India
M. Dhana Lakshmi: Division of Pathology, RMMC, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002 T.N., India
N. Sylvester: Division of Pathology, RMMC, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002 T.N., India
N. Ethirajan: Division of Community Medicine, RMMC, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002 T.N., India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/825963
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of an unknown aetiology most commonly affecting the anogenital area. However, extragenital involvement also occurs uncommonly. A case of extra-genital LS involving the areolae of both breasts, in a 15-year-old boy, is reported for its rarity.

Published in Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine

ISSN: 2090-6463 (Print); 2090-6471 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8513

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