Lichen sclerosus
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lichen-sclerosus-190-388322
title:
Lichen sclerosus
text:
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease, of unknown cause, which can affect any body part of any person, but has a strong preference for the genitals, and is also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) when it affects the penis. Lichen sclerosus is not contagious. There is a well-documented increase of skin cancer risk in LS, potentially improvable with treatment. LS in adult age women is normally incurable, although treatment can lessen its effects, and it often gets
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description:
Itchy skin rash usually affecting the genitals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen_sclerosus
date created:
2004-11-16T14:46:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:11:44Z
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