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Review

Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: Current Perspectives

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Pages 11-20 | Published online: 15 Jan 2020

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Figure 1 Ivory white atrophic patches and plaques with a waxy texture, often described as a “cigarette paper” appearance. Agglutination, labial resorption, phimosis of the clitoris, and narrowing of the introitus.

Figure 1 Ivory white atrophic patches and plaques with a waxy texture, often described as a “cigarette paper” appearance. Agglutination, labial resorption, phimosis of the clitoris, and narrowing of the introitus.

Figure 2 Classic histology of vulvar LS includes hyperkeratosis of the epidermis (A), epidermal atrophy with loss of rete ridges (B), homogenization of the collagen below the dermal-epidural junction (C), and lichenoid T-lymphocyte infiltrate near the basement membrane (D).

Figure 2 Classic histology of vulvar LS includes hyperkeratosis of the epidermis (A), epidermal atrophy with loss of rete ridges (B), homogenization of the collagen below the dermal-epidural junction (C), and lichenoid T-lymphocyte infiltrate near the basement membrane (D).