Scannining magnification showing subepidermal zone of pallor, 40x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Epidermis with hyperkeratosis and attenuated rete ridges, 100x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Pale and homogenized superficial dermal collagen, 200x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
400x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Pale and homogenized superficial dermal collagen, 100x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Chronic inflammatory infiltrate in the mid dermis, 200x
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
400x
Histology
Established lesions of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus show hyperkeratosis,
follicular plugging, thinning of the epidermis and vacuolar alteration of the basal layer. There is homogenization of
the superficial dermal collagen.
