Disseminated lichen sclerosus in a child: a case report

CFL Novis, LA Lima, AM D'Acri… - Anais Brasileiros de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
CFL Novis, LA Lima, AM D'Acri, NCM Haddad, RB Lima, OM Nogueira
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015SciELO Brasil
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a benign, chronic, inflammatory dermatosis that mainly affects the
genitalia and is characterized by pearly-white papules. 1-3 Its etiology is still unknown;
however, genetic factors and autoimmunity have been implicated. 1-3 It may occur in all age
groups and is more prevalent in females than males, with a ratio of 10: 1. 1, 4 LS shows
bimodal distribution with a peak incidence in prepubertal girls and postmenopausal women.
3 It preferably affects the genital area and extra-genital lesions are rare, especially in …
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a benign, chronic, inflammatory dermatosis that mainly affects the genitalia and is characterized by pearly-white papules. 1-3 Its etiology is still unknown; however, genetic factors and autoimmunity have been implicated. 1-3 It may occur in all age groups and is more prevalent in females than males, with a ratio of 10: 1. 1, 4 LS shows bimodal distribution with a peak incidence in prepubertal girls and postmenopausal women. 3 It preferably affects the genital area and extra-genital lesions are rare, especially in children. 1 This report describes the case of a female child with an exuberant clinical presentation of LS with genital and disseminated extragenital lesions.
A 11-year-old, white, female patient had a 3-year history of hypochromic pruritic lesions in the genital area and disseminated hypochromic lesions on the face, trunk, and limbs. Dermatological examination revealed numerous pearly-white papules, some with atrophy, distributed in the frontal region, trunk and limbs, predominating on the dorsal surface of the hands and feet (Figure 1A-C). In some areas, they formed plaques and linear lesions, showing the Koebner phenomenon (Figure 1D). In the genital area, we observed papules and a hypochromic plaque on the labia majora, and erosion and hypochromia on the labia minora and perineum (Figure 2).
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