2023
Premenarchal lichen sclerosus: a multicentre examination of the novel diagnostic tool, the SWIFT model
Lawson A, Wininger M, Wang M, Steger M, Peccerillo K, Vash-Margita A. Premenarchal lichen sclerosus: a multicentre examination of the novel diagnostic tool, the SWIFT model. British Journal Of Dermatology 2023, 189: 353-354. PMID: 37235769, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljad180.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The SWIFT Model for Lichen Sclerosus Among Premenarchal Girls
Wang M, Wininger M, Vash-Margita A. The SWIFT Model for Lichen Sclerosus Among Premenarchal Girls. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2022, 26: 46-52. PMID: 34928252, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenarchal girlsLichen sclerosusLog oddsPilot studyAccurate risk stratificationRetrospective chart reviewAdolescent gynecology clinicUseful prognostic toolMajor academic centersPremenarchal patientsChart reviewUrinary incontinenceGynecology clinicRisk stratificationUnique patientsPatient populationSingle institutionVulvovaginal complaintsTimely diagnosisPrognostic toolAcademic centersClitoral hoodClinical diagnosisPatientsDiagnosis
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansLichen Sclerosus et AtrophicusLower Urinary Tract SymptomsVulvar DiseasesConceptsLower 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