Lichen sclerosus: Difference between revisions
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*Sclerosis of the dermis | *Sclerosis of the dermis | ||
*Lymphocytes in the dermis | *Lymphocytes in the dermis | ||
Also look for dysplasia | Also look for dysplasia,<ref name="Shelley2006">{{Cite journal | last1 = Shelley | first1 = W. B. | last2 = Shelley | first2 = E. D. | last3 = Amurao | first3 = C. V. | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02978.x | title = Treatment of lichen sclerosus with antibiotics | journal = International Journal of Dermatology | volume = 45 | issue = 9 | pages = 1104–1106 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16961523| pmc = }}</ref> especially in the basal layer, which, depending on location, would confer a diagnosis of [[actinic keratosis]] or [[vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia]]. | ||
==Reporting== | ==Reporting== | ||
Report: | Report: | ||
*Presence or absence of lichen sclerosus, | *Presence or absence of lichen sclerosus | ||
*Optionally, even the absence of dysplasia. | |||
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