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disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > lichen > lichen sclerosus et atrophicus

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lichen sclerosus et atrophicus  

Definition

  • Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a skin disease of unknown cause, commonly appearing as whitish patches on the genitals, which can affect any body part of any person but has a strong preference for the genitals (penis, vulva) and is also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) when it affects the penis. (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-D43XBT47-5

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