Esta puede ser una condicion cronica, destructiva, debilitante y dificil. Treatment of lichen sclerosus with antibiotics request pdf. Scarring leading to the destruction of the anogenital structures, such as fusion of the vulval lips labia, narrowing of the vaginal opening, and. Extragenital lesions are present in up to 15 percent of patients, although this may be an underestimate. Vulvar pathology is an often overlooked area of gynecology and this article aims to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of lichen sclerosus.
Patologia vulvar prurito vulvar ginecologia barcelona. Liquen escleroatrofico vulvar doctora lorea bagazgoitia. A testosterona topica oferece excelentes resultados no liquen escleroso e atrofico genital. Thinning and shrinkage of the genital area make coitus, urination, and defecation painful. Features of genital ls in women some women with genital ls feel dull, painful discomfort in the vulva, while other women have no symptoms. Liquen plano oral y sindrome vulvovaginal gingival. Summary lichen planus is a common mucocutaneous disease that affects at oral mucosa, but sometimes other mucosal surfaces are affected like vulvar mucosa. Sclerosus and atrophic genital lichen or vulvar craurosis is an affection characterized by a progressive chronic atrophy of the vulvar skin and. Liquen escleroatrofico causas, sintomas, tratamentos. Low serum levels of dihydrotestosterone, free testosterone, and androstenedione were found in women with untreated vulval lichen sclerosus. O le teve sua incidencia demonstrada em 1,7% dos atendimentos ginecologicos, em todas as faixas etarias. Nos homens, o local mais frequentemente acometido e a glande do penis, e na mulher, a vulva. Liquen escleroso, liquen plano y liquen simple medigraphic. It has an unknown ethiology and carries a risk of malignancy of 46%.
Diagnosis and treatment of lichen sclerosus an update susanna k. This article is published with open access at abstract lichen sclerosus ls is a chronic,in. Serum levels of sex hormones in vulvar lichen sclerosus and the effect of. Liquen plano, sindrome vulvovaginalgingival, malignizacion. Vulvar pruritus and atrophy were the main clinical findings. En cualquier caso, no es una enfermedad contagiosa.