White patches due to complete loss of melanocytes in vulvar lichen sclerosis: Concomitant presence of vitiligo or not?

J Dermatol. 2024 Oct;51(10):e350-e351. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.17265. Epub 2024 May 6.

Authors

Keiko Watanabe¹, Mai Otsuki¹, Yushiro Ohara¹, Tomoko Wakasa², Naoki Oiso¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Japan.

PMID: 38711269
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.17265

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Melanocytes* / pathology
Middle Aged
Vitiligo* / complications
Vitiligo* / diagnosis
Vitiligo* / pathology
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus* / complications
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus* / pathology