Jacopo Di Giuseppe, Giovanni Delli Carpini, Luca Giannella, Tomas Terenzi, Mariasole Fichera, Federica Ragno, Anna Campanati, Veronica Boero, Carlotta Caia, Elisa Pesce, Paolo Vercellini, Barbara Gardella, Mattia Dominoni, Arsenio Spinillo, Francesco Sopracordevole, Nicolò Clemente, Anna Del Fabro, Riccardo Rossi, Monica Corazza, Alessandro Borghi, Ruby Martinello, Pantaleo Greco, Giuseppe Rizzo, Anna Angela Criscuolo, Ilenia Mappa, Enrico Matteini, Elisabetta Botti, Elena Campione, Luca Bianchi, Andrea Ciavattini
OBJECTIVE: The main outcome of this study was the evaluation of clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and therapeutic approaches in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) aged from childhood to perimenopause. Secondly, it was intended to compare these characteristics according to the menarchal status. METHODS: Patients less than 45 years of age with a diagnosis of VLS from January 2002 to June 2022 in 10 referral centers were included in this retrospective longitudinal study...
April 24, 2024: Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease