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GERD K. STEIGLEDER, M.D.; WOLFGANG P. RAAB, M.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1961;84(2):219-226.

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Although in the past lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) has been considered to be related to several other dermatoses,¹⁰ most authors^6,9,27,34,36 now accept the opinion of Kyrle¹⁴ that it is a separate entity. Nevertheless, the description of the histologic structure of LSA found in textbooks is far from uniform. For example, according to Lever¹⁶ a pronounced edema is found in the upper corium, but Allen¹ describes the change in this region as a dense zone of homogenized collagen. Gans and Steigleder⁷ point out that in LSA the upper portion of the corium may appear homogeneous and be both sclerotic and edematous. All investigators agree that the elastic fibers are reduced or absent in the corium involved by LSA. Lutz¹⁸ and Miescher^19,20 feel that the fibers are destroyed. Montgomery and Hill,²² however, state that they are not actually destroyed, but pushed aside . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, March 15, 1961.

This research was supported in part by research grant RG-6663 and RG-6663(C) from the Division of the Research Grants and Fellowships, National Institutes of Health.

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