Lichen scleroisi

Introduction: Lichen scleroisi

Description of Lichen scleroisi

Lichen scleroisi (medical condition): Disease causing leathery or dry skin in genital areas.

See also:

Lichen sclerosis:
  »Introduction: Lichen sclerosis
  »Symptoms of Lichen sclerosis
  »Treatments for Lichen sclerosis

Lichen scleroisi: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lichen scleroisi:

• Lichen

Lichen scleroisi as a Disease

Lichen scleroisi: Another name for Lichen sclerosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Lichen sclerosis
  »Symptoms of Lichen sclerosis
  »Treatments for Lichen sclerosis

Lichen scleroisi: Related Diseases

Lichen scleroisi: Lichen scleroisi is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Sclerosis
• Male sexual conditions
• Vagina conditions
• Skin conditions

Symptoms of Lichen scleroisi (Lichen sclerosis)

Some of the symptoms of Lichen scleroisi incude:

• White spots
• Skin thinning
• Crinkled skin
• Skin tears easily
• Itching

See full list of 25 symptoms of Lichen scleroisi (Lichen sclerosis)

Treatments for Lichen scleroisi (Lichen sclerosis)

Treatments for Lichen scleroisi (Lichen sclerosis) include:

• Watchful waiting - often no treatment is needed for non-genital cases and symptoms may go away over time.
• Circumcision
• Ultrapotent topical corticosteroid
  • Betamethasone dipropionate
  • Clobetasol propionate

See full list of 14 treatments for Lichen scleroisi

Treatment of Lichen scleroisi: For more treatment information about Lichen scleroisi, see treatment of Lichen sclerosis (Lichen scleroisi)

Lichen scleroisi: Article Excerpts about Lichen sclerosis

Lichen sclerosus (LIKE-in skler-O-sus) is a skin disorder that can affect men, women, or children, but is most common in women. It usually occurs on the vulva (the outer genitalia or sex organ) in women, but sometimes develops on the head of the penis in men. Occasionally, lichen sclerosus is seen on other parts of the body, especially the upper body, breasts, and upper arms. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Lichen Sclerosis: NIAMS)

Lichen scleroisi: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Lichen scleroisi:

• White spots
• Skin thinning
• Crinkled skin
• Skin tears easily
• Itching
• Scar tissue
• Vulva lips shrinking

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