lichen sclerosus

American  

[lahy-kuhn-skli-roh-suhs] / ˈlaɪ kən sklɪˈroʊ səs /

noun

1. Pathology. a chronic skin condition most commonly affecting the genital and anal areas, especially in postmenopausal women, in which thin, whitish patches of skin may become fragile, sclerotic, or itchy.

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Example Sentences

For three years, oozing blisters called lichen sclerosus plagued her.

From New York Times

As as I could tell, the word “untested” seemed up for debate – according to Runels, it had been tested; using funds from his medical group, Runels had recently financed a $95,000 study to test the effect of the O-Shot on vulvar lichen sclerosus, a dermatological, eczema-like condition which produces cracking and bleeding around the vagina, led by George Washington University faculty member and lichen sclerosus expert Dr Andrew Goldstein.

From The Guardian

According to Runels, the results of the study suggest that PRP injections decrease inflammation in women with vulvar lichen sclerosus.

From The Guardian

Gunter, who specialized in lichen sclerosus and had previously warred with Runels on Twitter, said she’d seen the paper but couldn’t take it seriously, since it only involved nine participants – “It’s a case series, not a study” – not to mention that the overall absence of a placebo group ruined its findings.

From The Guardian