Background: Lichenoid disorders are often difficult to diagnose clinically. Dermoscopy can act as an alternative technique to skin biopsy for diagnosis of various lichenoid dermatoses. Study aim: To study the correlation of dermoscopic with histopathological findings in various lichenoid dermatoses Methods: Fifty patients with clinical picture of lichenoid dermatoses were examined first under t...

A 49-year-old woman presented to the dermatology department with a 10-year history of anogenital itching. The pruritus was often so severe that she would scratch until she drew blood. Her symptoms had been partially controlled with Dermovate NN cream during the year prior to her presentation but were still impacting heavily on her quality of life. She denied the use of wet wipes, soap or pant l...

There are two distinct types of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), which differ in their clinical presentation, aetiology, pathogenesis and histological/immunophenotypical features. One form driven by high-risk human papilloma virus infection usually occurs in young women and has been termed classic or usual VIN (uVIN). The other, not related to viral infection, occurs in postmenopausal wo...