Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions
OBJECTIVES: To investigate some epidemiological data of lichensclerosus patients; to verify its association with other conditionsand compare these data with the literature. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients submitted to12,724 vaginal/cervical examinations and vulvoscopies...
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| author | José Juvenal Linhares Julieta Massabni Zalc Renata de Loreto Ribeiro do Val Eduardo Sérgio Borges da Fonseca Reginaldo Guedes Coelho Lopes Umberto Gazi Lippi |
| author_facet | José Juvenal Linhares Julieta Massabni Zalc Renata de Loreto Ribeiro do Val Eduardo Sérgio Borges da Fonseca Reginaldo Guedes Coelho Lopes Umberto Gazi Lippi |
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| description | OBJECTIVES: To investigate some epidemiological data of lichensclerosus patients; to verify its association with other conditionsand compare these data with the literature. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients submitted to12,724 vaginal/cervical examinations and vulvoscopies, at Hospitaldo Servidor Público Estadual “Francisco Morato de Oliveira” – SãoPaulo, from August 1998 to August 2001. RESULTS: The frequencyof lichen sclerosus confirmed by pathological examination was0.73% among these patients. Mean age was 63.6 years. Mostpatients presenting the condition were aged over 50 years (81/93), and the difference was statistically significant as comparedwith younger subjects (12/93). Caucasian women represented91.4% of the sample and black, 8.6%. Smokers accounted for 8.6%of the cases. Autoimmune diseases were detected in 31.2%,psychiatric disorders in 17.2%, and neoplasms in 11.8% of thosesuffering from lichen sclerosus. The colpocytology of one patientwas classified as Papanicolaou class V. CONCLUSION: These datashow the population studied presented findings similar to thosereported in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33a767857a2d431b8a5ad83762dc52f72022-12-22T02:56:49ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082003-03-01111921Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditionsJosé Juvenal LinharesJulieta Massabni ZalcRenata de Loreto Ribeiro do ValEduardo Sérgio Borges da FonsecaReginaldo Guedes Coelho LopesUmberto Gazi LippiOBJECTIVES: To investigate some epidemiological data of lichensclerosus patients; to verify its association with other conditionsand compare these data with the literature. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients submitted to12,724 vaginal/cervical examinations and vulvoscopies, at Hospitaldo Servidor Público Estadual “Francisco Morato de Oliveira” – SãoPaulo, from August 1998 to August 2001. RESULTS: The frequencyof lichen sclerosus confirmed by pathological examination was0.73% among these patients. Mean age was 63.6 years. Mostpatients presenting the condition were aged over 50 years (81/93), and the difference was statistically significant as comparedwith younger subjects (12/93). Caucasian women represented91.4% of the sample and black, 8.6%. Smokers accounted for 8.6%of the cases. Autoimmune diseases were detected in 31.2%,psychiatric disorders in 17.2%, and neoplasms in 11.8% of thosesuffering from lichen sclerosus. The colpocytology of one patientwas classified as Papanicolaou class V. CONCLUSION: These datashow the population studied presented findings similar to thosereported in the literature.http://www.einstein.br/biblioteca/pdf/Artigo%205.pdfLichen sclerosus et atrophicus/epidemiologyVulvar diseases/pathology |
| spellingShingle | José Juvenal Linhares Julieta Massabni Zalc Renata de Loreto Ribeiro do Val Eduardo Sérgio Borges da Fonseca Reginaldo Guedes Coelho Lopes Umberto Gazi Lippi Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions Einstein (São Paulo) Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus/epidemiology Vulvar diseases/pathology |
| title | Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| title_full | Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| title_short | Epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| title_sort | epidemiology of vulvar lichen sclerosus and its correlation with other conditions |
| topic | Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus/epidemiology Vulvar diseases/pathology |
| url | http://www.einstein.br/biblioteca/pdf/Artigo%205.pdf |
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