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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec 14;182(18):E860.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091800. Epub 2010 Oct 25.

Lichen sclerosus in a radiated breast

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Case Reports

Lichen sclerosus in a radiated breast

Olga Vujovic. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
The left breast of a 77-year-old woman with lichen sclerosus, showing characteristic ivory-white patches and purpuric hemorrhages, two years after radiation therapy.

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