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Lichen sclerosus with enlarged vessels: A variant of lichen sclerosus in young girls

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Vascular findings have rarely been described in the setting of lichen sclerosus. Enlarged vessels within the atrophic plaques have been observed on the free margins of the labia minora and… Click to show full abstract

Vascular findings have rarely been described in the setting of lichen sclerosus. Enlarged vessels within the atrophic plaques have been observed on the free margins of the labia minora and clitoral hood. The enlarged vessels completely remit upon treatment of lichen sclerosus with an ultra‐potent corticosteroid ointment in the acute phase. During maintenance therapy with calcineurin inhibitors, there was no recurrence of the enlarged vessels.

Keywords: sclerosus; vessels variant; sclerosus enlarged; lichen sclerosus; enlarged vessels; variant lichen

Journal Title: Pediatric Dermatology
Year Published: 2020

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