Image Based Question-71585

A patient with a connective tissue disorder presented with the following lesions.What can be the most possible diagnosis?

A. Systemic Sclerosis

B. Lichen Sclerosus

C. Dermatomyositis

D. Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Correct Answer » B Explanation

Ans:B. Lichen Sclerosus.

LICHEN SCLEROSUS

• It is a disease of unknown cause that results in white patches on the skin, which may cause scarring on and around genital or sometimes other skin.

• Women are more commonly affected than men (10 to 1 ratio), particularly around and after menopause.

• On the non-genital skin, the disease may manifest as porcelain-white spots with small visible plugs inside the orifices of hair follicles or sweat glands on the surface.