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Article: Genital lichen sclerosus (LS) is a condition that responds to high potency topical steroids.(Washington Whispers)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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However, their exact role in controlling this condition remains elusive. Investigators looked at biological markers in skin samples of patients with vulval LS that had been treated with topical corticosteroids, vulval LS that had not received topical corticosteroids, and histologically normal vulval skin.
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