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*Atrophic epidermis | *Atrophic epidermis | ||
*Sclerosis | *Sclerosis of the dermis | ||
*Lymphocytes in the dermis | *Lymphocytes in the dermis | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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*Presence or absence of lichen sclerosus, as well as any dysplasia.<ref name="Shelley2006"/> | |||
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Revision as of 11:31, 20 January 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Presentations
Mainly including:
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.
See also: General notes on fixation
Gross processing
See also: General notes on gross processing
Microscopic evaluation
Findings associated with lichen sclerosus are:[2]
- Hyperkeratosis
- Atrophic epidermis
- Sclerosis of the dermis
- Lymphocytes in the dermis
Also look for dysplasia.[3]
Reporting
Report:
- Presence or absence of lichen sclerosus, as well as any dysplasia.[3]
See also: General notes on reporting
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
Main page
References
- ↑ Jędrowiak, Anna; Kobusiewicz, Aleksandra; Trznadel-Grodzka, Ewa; Kaszuba, Andrzej (2018). "Dermoscopic findings in extragenital lichen sclerosus
". Our Dermatology Online 9 (2): 197–199. doi:. ISSN 20819390.
- "Figures - available via license: CC BY 4.0" - ↑ Lisa K Pappas-Taffer. Lichen Sclerosus. EMedicine. Updated: May 17, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shelley, W. B.; Shelley, E. D.; Amurao, C. V. (2006). "Treatment of lichen sclerosus with antibiotics ". International Journal of Dermatology 45 (9): 1104–1106. doi:. PMID 16961523.
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