Lichen sclerosus of the lip.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2006
Abstract
Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disorder predominately affecting prepubertal girls and postmenopausal women. Isolated lichen sclerosus affecting the oral mucosa is exceedingly rare. Only 13 patients with biopsy-proved isolated oral disease have been reported in the literature. We report a 10-year-old Caucasian girl with a well-demarcated 1.5 cm x 1.2 cm atrophic white plaque with a violaceous border and focal telangiectases on the right inferior vermillion lip, extending on to the labial mucosa. No other cutaneous surfaces, including genitalia, were involved. Incisional biopsy of the plaque on the lip revealed a patchy lichenoid infiltrate of lymphocytes associated with sclerosis of the papillary dermis and a thinned epidermis consistent with a diagnosis of lichen sclerosus. Treatment with a short course of high potency topical corticosteroids likely prevented the progression of this lesion.
Volume
23
Issue
5
First Page
500
Last Page
502
ISSN
0736-8046
Published In/Presented At
Kelly, S. C., Helm, K. F., & Zaenglein, A. L. (2006). Lichen sclerosus of the lip. Pediatric dermatology, 23(5), 500–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00293.x
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17014652
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article