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. 2013 Mar-Apr;88(2):297-8.
doi: 10.1590/S0365-05962013000200025.

Case for diagnosis

Fernanda Guedes Lavorato  1 , Natália Solon Nery, Lislaine Bomm, Danielle Mann, Alexandre Carlos Gripp, Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro Alves
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Case for diagnosis

Fernanda Guedes Lavorato et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2013 Mar-Apr.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly affects the female genitalia. Cutaneous involvement with nonhaemorrhagic bullous is very unusual. We describe a case of bullous lichen sclerosus.

Líquen escleroso é uma doença mucocutânea inflamatória, crônica, de etiologia desconhecida, que afeta mais comumente a genitália feminina. O envolvimento cutâneo com bolhas não hemorrágicas é muito raro. Descrevemos um caso de líquen escleroso bolhoso.

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Conflict of interest: None

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Ivory colored, shiny, sclerotic lesion on the abdomen
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Blister on the back of the right foot
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
(A) Skin biopsy showing hyperkeratosis, atrophy of the epidermis, marked edema in the upper dermis resulting in a subepidermal blister and homogenization of collagen in the papillary dermis (HE 40x). (B) On detail, the marked edema in the upper dermis resulting in a subepidermal blister
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