Lichen sclerosus: Role of occlusion of the genital skin in the pathogenesis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-58

  Gupta, Somesh ^a   Malhotra, Amit ^a   Ajith, C ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Genitalia; Lichen sclerosus; Role of occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; OCCLUSION; PATHOGENESIS; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PILOT PROJECTS; VULVA;

EID: 77949895329     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.58681     Document Type: Article

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