2020
Lichen Sclerosus in Prepubertal Girls: An Uncommon but Treatable Cause of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Arlen AM, Wang M, Vash-Margita A. Lichen Sclerosus in Prepubertal Girls: An Uncommon but Treatable Cause of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Urology 2020, 137: e1-e2. PMID: 31917292, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.12.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsTract symptomsPrepubertal girlsChronic inflammatory dermatosisPediatric urology providersPostmenopausal womenTreatable causeAutoimmune conditionsLichen sclerosusTreatment delayInflammatory dermatosesSkin changesAtrophic patchesPerianal regionGenetic predispositionAnogenital regionUrology providersLack of familiaritySymptomsAge distributionGirlsIncontinenceSclerosusDermatoses
2019
Adolescent Vulvar Angiokeratoma Associated with Lichen Sclerosus
Vash-Margita A, Smith Y, Rabah R, Quint EH. Adolescent Vulvar Angiokeratoma Associated with Lichen Sclerosus. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2019, 32: 440-442. PMID: 30974213, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLichen sclerosusVulvar angiokeratomaAsymptomatic female patientFemale adolescent populationTopical steroidsSymptomatic adolescentsFemale patientsVulvar lesionsVulvar pruritusExcised lesionsVascular lesionsPapular lesionsRare genetic diseaseSclerosusAngiokeratomaLesionsAdolescent populationPruritusPathologyAdolescentsGenetic diseasesPatientsBiopsySymptomsSteroids