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. 2022 Jan-Jun;43(1):104-105.
doi: 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_11_20. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

Genital lichen planus: Adding to the review of an "underrecognized entity"

Sidharth Sonthalia  1 , Mahima Agrawal  2 , Aman Sharma  3 , Amarendra Pandey  4
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Genital lichen planus: Adding to the review of an "underrecognized entity"

Sidharth Sonthalia et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2022 Jan-Jun.
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Figure 1
Noninvasive differentiation of genital lichen planus on dermoscopy. Classic dermoscopic features of three common vulvar dermatoses: (a) vulvar lichen planus demonstrating an intense red background with multiple foci of homogenous to reticuloglobular Wickham's striae or WS (black arrow), diffusely arranged thick linear, curvilinear, and branching vessels, and diffuse faint bluish-gray peppering that have evolved into focal bluish-gray-to-brown colored pigmented structureless areas (white arrow); (b) vulvar lichen sclerosus showing a pinkish-white background with multiple patchy whitish structureless areas, and although few linear and curved vessels are visible overall, the concentration of vessels is markedly reduced; and (c) vulvar plasma cell mucositis displaying diffuse and focal reddish-orange structureless areas with prominent convoluted and serpentine vessels (Escope Videodermatoscope, ×55, polarised; Timpac Healthcare, New Delhi)
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