Lichen sclerosus (medical condition): A chronic skin disease characterized by shiny, white atrophic skin patches which tend to occur on the neck, genital areas, around the anus, under the breasts and in body folds.
See also:
Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus:
»Introduction: Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
»Symptoms of Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lichen sclerosus:
Lichen sclerosus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lichen sclerosus, or a subtype of Lichen sclerosus,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Lichen sclerosus as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Lichen sclerosus: Another name for Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
»Symptoms of Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
Some of the symptoms of Lichen sclerosus incude:
See full list of 11 symptoms of Lichen sclerosus (Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus)
These medical disease topics may be related to Lichen sclerosus:
Source - NIH
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