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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 175-179Publisher
ADIS INT LTD
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809030-00006
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Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon, chronic inflammatory skin disorder of unknown origin. It is clinically characterized by sclerotic, whitish, atrophic-type lesions. The most frequent site of the lesions is generally the genital region, with about 15-20% having additional extragenital involvement. We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with a very extensive extragenital lichen sclerosus who showed great clinical and subjective improvement with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment and psoralen plus UVA (PUVA), without any topical or systemic adverse effects. Combined treatment of 0.1% tacrolimus ointment and PUVA may be a good option in extensive cases of lichen sclerosus or when other treatment options have failed, and has a good tolerability and safety profile.
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