Lichen sclerosus in female patients is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular comorbidities: a retrospective cohort review

Br J Dermatol. 2022 Dec;187(6):1030-1032. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21811. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

Authors

Alison Ranum¹, Rebecca Freese², Vidhyalakshmi Ramesh³, David R Pearson^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
² University of Minnesota, Clinical and Translation Science Institute, Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
³ Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

PMID: 35947535
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.21811

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus* / complications
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus* / epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome* / complications
Metabolic Syndrome* / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus* / complications