TY - JOUR
T1 - Bullous lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
T2 - Treatment by tangential excision
AU - Klein, Lawrence E.
AU - Cohen, Steven R.
AU - Weinstein, Mark
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - The bullous variant of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a rare disorder for which there is no satisfactory treatment. A patient is reported with extensive plaques of bullous LSA on the pretibial skin that did not respond to sharp debridement, vigorous local care, or intralesional corticosteroid injections. Tangential partial-thickness excision of diseased tissues resulted in an extended remission. To our knowledge this approach has not been previously employed for bullous LSA, and it offers an encouraging surgical alternative to other therapeutic modalities.
AB - The bullous variant of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a rare disorder for which there is no satisfactory treatment. A patient is reported with extensive plaques of bullous LSA on the pretibial skin that did not respond to sharp debridement, vigorous local care, or intralesional corticosteroid injections. Tangential partial-thickness excision of diseased tissues resulted in an extended remission. To our knowledge this approach has not been previously employed for bullous LSA, and it offers an encouraging surgical alternative to other therapeutic modalities.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0190-9622(84)80004-3
DO - 10.1016/S0190-9622(84)80004-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 6368617
AN - SCOPUS:0021367463
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 10
SP - 346
EP - 350
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 2
ER -