Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus with prominent telangiectasia

J Dermatol. 1994 Jun;21(6):447-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01772.x.

Abstract

Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus is characterized by the development of well demarcated, depigmented macules with epidermal atrophy. Hemorrhage occurs occasionally; however, telangiectasia is seldom remarkable. We studied a case of lichen sclerosis et atrophicus with striking telangiectasia which involved a 62-year-old male who was suffering from this disorder on his upper back. An initial lesion had been excised 15 years earlier. Thirteen years after the original surgery, he noticed a similar skin eruption accompanied by telangiectasia that had recurred around the surgical scar. We present here a detailed description of this case and provide a short review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lichen Planus / complications
  • Lichen Planus / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sclerosis / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Telangiectasis / complications*