Lichen sclerosus and risk of cancer
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Extragenital bullous lichen sclerosus.
Lichen sclerosus is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by inflammation of the papillary dermis that leads to white scarlike plaques. It occurs classically in the genitals but also has extragenital manifestations with a variety of clinical presentations including a bullous variant. The purpose of this review is to characterize extragenital bullous lichen sclerosus, suggest that it may ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0020-7136
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30621