Genital Lichen Sclerosus – Has Th ere Been any Progress in Treatment?
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Ultrapotent topical corticosteroid treatment of childhood genital lichen sclerosus.
OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical effects of short-term application of ultrapotent topical corticosteroid on symptomatic genital lesions of lichen sclerosus in pediatric patients. DESIGN Case series of 10 prepubertal girls with genital lichen sclerosus. Ultrapotent topical corticosteroids were applied twice daily for 6 to 8 weeks and patients were reexamined at completion of treatment. Long-t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2406-0631,1821-0902
DOI: 10.2478/sjdv-2014-0005