Genital Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus in Monozygotic Twin Women: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus is a skin disease of multifactorial etiology which appears in patients with genetic or hormonal predisposition and autoimmune disease. Genetic predisposition is suggested by familial reports of the disease which involve twins, siblings, and mother-daughter/son series....

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Main Authors: Georgeta Doulaveri, Kalliopi Armira, Anargyros Kouris, Dimitrios Karypidis, Irene Potouridou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356775