Genital lichen sclerosus in a case of male-to-female gender reassignment
- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Vol. 31 (5), 656-658
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02176.x
Abstract
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic cutaneous disorder of uncertain aetiology seen predominantly in females. It is characterized by white atrophic macules and plaques with a predilection for involvement of the genitalia and perianal skin. Gender-identity disorder (transsexualism) is a descriptive term for individuals having the genetic, somatic and hormonal basis of one sex but who identify sexually with the opposite sex. Surgical gender reassignment is a fundamental step in the management of these complex patients and is driven by the individual's belief of being the opposite sex 'trapped' in the wrong body. We report a case of genital lichen sclerosus in hair-bearing skin originally from the scrotum, in an individual who had undergone male-to-female gender reassignment. To our knowledge, no similar cases have been reported to date.Keywords
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