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Extensive bullous lichen sclerosus with scarring alopecia
Article first published online: 7 NOV 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02919.x
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Madan, V. and Cox, N. H. (2009), Extensive bullous lichen sclerosus with scarring alopecia. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 34: 360–362. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02919.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 7 NOV 2008
- Accepted for publication 20 March 2008
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Summary
We describe details of a very rare variant of lichen sclerosus in an elderly man. This pattern was characterized by involvement of most of the body surface by bullae, erosions and scarring, including scarring alopecia. Our patient responded to topical corticosteroids and doxycycline. Borrelia spp. have been implicated in a previous case of this variant, but we could not find any evidence of this in our patient.